Synonyms for ancients
an·cients

Princeton's WordNet

1. ancientsnoun

   people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

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1. List of paraphrases for "ancients":

   elders, anciens

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1. William Penn:

   Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I coined the word-frienimicus- using the latin I learned in catholic high school at the same time when I coined the word- reggae from the word streggae. I knew from an early age that languages in latin and greek were used by the ancients and now forms the roots of many english words. it has helped my icabulary and word power immensely. this means when a friend becomes an enemy as when an enemy becomes a friend. I learned latin and greek at an early age, mostly self taught.