What does anciently mean?

Definitions for anciently
ˈeɪn ʃənt lian·cient·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ancientlyadverb

    in ancient times; long ago

    "a concern with what may have happened anciently"

Wiktionary

  1. ancientlyadverb

    In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.

  2. ancientlyadverb

    Done long ago.

    The anciently written inscriptions in the pyramids can still be read.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ancientlyadverb

    In old times.

    Etymology: from ancient.

    Not far from this is the great city of Trebisond, which, with the territory about it, anciently pertained unto this crown; now unjustly possessed, and as unjustly abused, by those who have neither title to hold it, nor virtue to rule it. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    The colewort is not an enemy, though that were anciently received, to the vine only; but it is an enemy to any other plant, because it draweth strongly the fattest juice of the earth. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 480.

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  1. anciently

    Anciently is an adverb that refers to a very long time ago, usually associated with ancient civilizations or periods. It relates to the characteristics, time, manner, or actions of the distant past.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ancientlyadverb

    in ancient times

  2. Ancientlyadverb

    in an ancient manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anciently in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anciently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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