Ancient and Neolithic

Ancient

Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

Neolithic and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neolithic" instead an adjective "Ancient".

Nearby Word: anciently

Neolithic

Neolithic adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: my old manual typewriter now seems positively neolithic

Ancient and neolithic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Neolithic".

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / The Roman Empire The swastika - The symbol most indelibly associated with the Nazis (in the West), it is very ancient, going back to the neolithic, and global, having been found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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