ancientry

an·cient·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [eyn-shuh n-tree]
- /ˈeɪn ʃən tri/
- /ˈeɪnʃəntri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyn-shuh n-tree]
- /ˈeɪn ʃən tri/

Definitions of ancientry word

noun ancientry the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style 3
noun ancientry the olden days 3
noun ancientry ancient lineage 3
noun ancientry a being ancient; antiquity 3
noun ancientry Archaic. ancient character or style. ancient times. 1
noun ancientry Obsolete. ancient lineage. old people. 1

See all 9 definitions of ancientry

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Origin of ancientry

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; ancient1 + -ry

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Parts of speech for Ancientry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ancientry

ancientry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ancientry usage trend in Literature

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