Ancient vs. Contemporary
Difference Between Ancient and Contemporary
Ancientadjective
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
an ancient cityan ancient forestContemporaryadjective
From the same time period, coexistent in time.
Ancientadjective
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
an ancient authoran ancient empireContemporaryadjective
Modern, of the present age.
Ancientadjective
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
Contemporarynoun
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.Ancientadjective
(obsolete) Experienced; versed.
Contemporarynoun
Something existing at the same time.
Ancientadjective
(obsolete) Former; sometime.
Contemporarynoun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Ancientnoun
A person who is very old.
Contemporarynoun
a person of nearly the same age as another
Ancientnoun
A person who lived in ancient times.
Contemporaryadjective
characteristic of the present;
contemporary trends in designthe role of computers in modern-day medicineAncientnoun
A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
Contemporaryadjective
belonging to the present time;
contemporary leadersAncientnoun
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
Contemporaryadjective
occurring in the same period of time;
a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflationthe composer Salieri was contemporary with MozartAncientnoun
(obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
Ancientadjective
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire;
ancient historyancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumeriansancient GreeceAncientadjective
very old;
an ancient mariner
