The difference between Ancient and New
When used as nouns, ancient means a person who is very old, whereas new means things that are new.
When used as adjectives, ancient means having lasted from a remote period, whereas new means recently made, or created.
New is also adverb with the meaning: newly (especially in composition).
New is also verb with the meaning: to make new.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ancient and New
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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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New as an adjective:
Recently made, or created.
Examples:
"This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album."
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New as an adjective:
Additional; recently discovered.
Examples:
"We turned up some new evidence from the old files."
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New as an adjective:
Current or later, as opposed to former.
Examples:
"My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then."
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New as an adjective:
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
Examples:
"'New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street."
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New as an adjective:
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Examples:
"Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?"
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New as an adjective:
Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
Examples:
"That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes."
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New as an adjective:
Newborn.
Examples:
"My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild."
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New as an adjective:
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
Examples:
"I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new ''King Lear'' at the theatre?"
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New as an adjective:
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
Examples:
"The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people."
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New as an adjective:
Recently arrived or appeared.
Examples:
"Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school."
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New as an adjective:
Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
Examples:
"Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business."
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New as an adjective (of a period of time):
Next; about to begin or recently begun.
Examples:
"We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade."
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New as an adverb:
Newly (especially in composition).
Examples:
"new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown"
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New as an adverb:
As new; from scratch.
Examples:
"They are scraping the site clean to build new."
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New as a noun:
Things that are new.
Examples:
"Out with the old, in with the new."
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New as a noun (Australia):
A kind of light beer.
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New as a noun:
See also news.
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New as a verb (obsolete):
To make new; to recreate; to renew.
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