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superancient en · ADJ

Etymology

From super- + ancient.

Meanings

1. (rare) Exceedingly ancient.
   • Those four books contain the inscriptions that Itzamna found in a superancient ruin near the Mayan city of Izapa. 2003, M. G. Harris, The Joshua Files: Zero Moment, Walker, →ISBN, page 28:
   • He mentioned an arcane superancient scripture preserved in central Asia. 2016, Robert Ellwood, Harry Partin, Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 28:
   • "My postulation," Mae said, "is that our gods of old---from Zeus to Poseidon, to Anubis and Isis---were all royal benificiaries of the superancient civilization that built the Machine. 2017, Matthew Reilly, The Four Legendary Kingdoms, Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 132:

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