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  {
    "word": "ancient",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8e\u026an.\u0283\u0259nt/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8e\u026an.\u0283\u0259nt/",
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A person who is very old.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A person who lived in ancient times.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A senior; an elder; a predecessor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "geriatric",
          "oldster",
          "senior citizen",
          "antique",
          "antecessor",
          "forerunner",
          "aged",
          "eldern",
          "hoary"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "an ancient city\u2003 an ancient forest"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "an ancient author\u2003 an ancient empire"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Experienced; versed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Former; sometime.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
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      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
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    },
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    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "ancient",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8e\u026an.\u0283\u0259nt/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8e\u026an.\u0283\u0259nt/",
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    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A flag, banner, standard or ensign.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The bearer of a flag; ensign",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
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]