anciently

• Veraltetes Adverb, das 'in alten Zeiten' oder 'vor langer Zeit' bedeutet. Wird im modernen Englisch selten verwendet und weitgehend durch Wendungen wie 'in alten Zeiten' oder 'in der Antike' ersetzt.

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.

   In der Antike

   • 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.

   Synonymeformerlylong ago