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   an·cient his·to·ry

   /ˌān(t)SH(ə)nt ˈhist(ə)rē/

   noun

   • 1. the history of the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean area and the Near East up to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in ad 476.
   • ▪ something that is already long familiar and no longer new, interesting, or relevant: "the New Wave is ancient history now"

   Derivatives

   • 1. ancient historian noun

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