The difference between Ancient and Modern
When used as nouns, ancient means a person who is very old, whereas modern means someone who lives in modern times.
When used as adjectives, ancient means having lasted from a remote period, whereas modern means pertaining to a current or recent time and style.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ancient and Modern
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Ancient as an adjective:
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
Examples:
"an ancient city  an ancient forest"
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Ancient as an adjective:
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
Examples:
"an ancient author  an ancient empire"
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Ancient as an adjective (history):
Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
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Ancient as an adjective (obsolete):
Experienced; versed.
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Ancient as an adjective (obsolete):
Former; sometime.
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Ancient as a noun:
A person who is very old.
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Ancient as a noun:
A person who lived in ancient times.
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Ancient as a noun (heraldry, archaic):
A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
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Ancient as a noun (UK, legal):
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
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Ancient as a noun (obsolete):
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
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Ancient as a noun (obsolete, rare):
ensign or flag
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Ancient as a noun (obsolete, rare):
the bearer of a flag; ensign
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Modern as an adjective:
Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
Examples:
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Modern as an adjective (history):
Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
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Modern as a noun:
Someone who lives in modern times.
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Modern as a noun:
The modern time.