how to pronounce ancient

/ˈɛɪn.ʃənt/

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ancient is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ancient in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… way back in the ancient past yes even …”

meaning of ancient

Ancient means old.

ancient frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word ancient occurs in english on average 50.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.