Meaning of પ્રાચીન in English

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.
Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
Experienced; versed.
Former; sometime.
Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
An ensign or flag.
The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
Antiquity; what is ancient.
Old age; also, old people.
Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.
Age; antiquity.
Seniority.
A preceding act.
Being before, or in front.
Something done before another act.
A foretaste.
Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two.
The antepenult.
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.
An antiquary.
A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
Pertaining to antiquity.
One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.
Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
Odd; fantastic.
In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.
An admirer of antiquity. [Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.]
Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
of Archaize
Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial.
Of or pertaining to a primate.
First born, or first of all; original; primary. See Primogenial.
Being of the first production; primitive; original.
Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.