anciently

• ظرف قديم يدل على الزمن القديم أو ما مضى من سالف الدهر، أي 'في الأزمنة القديمة' أو 'منذ زمن بعيد'. وهو قليل الاستعمال في الإنجليزية الحديثة، إذ حلت محله عبارات مثل 'في العصور القديمة' أو 'قديماً'.

An archaic adverb meaning 'in ancient times' or 'long ago.' It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by phrases such as 'in ancient times' or 'in antiquity.'

1. In ancient timesC1formal

   In or from a period of history that is very old, especially before the end of the Roman Empire.

   في العصور القديمة

   • Anciently, this land was covered by a vast forest.
   • The tradition was practiced anciently by the indigenous people.
   • Anciently, people believed the earth was flat.

   المرادفاتformerlylong ago