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anciently

[eyn-shuhnt-lee] / ˈeɪn ʃənt li /
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in ancient times
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By then, abacot had taken on a life of its own, referring to not just any cap but a "Cap of State, made like a double crown, worn anciently by the Kings of England."

From Salon Oct. 4, 2021

The cameo form itself was one anciently associated with the celebration of Greco-Roman imperial rule, but here, adapted for use as Sasanian propaganda, it advertises the ignoble defeat of that rule.

From New York Times Mar. 14, 2019

These regions originated from four pairs of anciently duplicated chromosomes21,22.

From Nature May 8, 2018

In several of the poesie paintings, Titian cast the faces of his protagonists in shadow, obscuring our sense of their inner lives, making them at once more anciently remote and more humanly familiar.

From Washington Post

Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah




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