ancient history
noun
1
: the history of ancient times
2
: something from the past dismissed as no longer important or relevant to the present
regarding their former dispute as ancient history
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The Sun Tower's design is inspired by the area's ancient history of Sun worshipping, as well as the watchtowers that were long ago used to warn Chinese Emperors of possible seaborne attacks.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Thankfully, the stresses of that era are ancient history for Grant and Gill, now happily married almost a quarter-century.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
To add a pre-LUCA root to the tree and more accurately home in on its age, the researchers turned to five genes with a particularly ancient history.
—Jonathan Lambert, Quanta Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
A little more than 16 months later, the questions about the future feel like ancient history.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Thankfully, the stresses of that era are ancient history for Grant and Gill, now happily married almost a quarter-century.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
To add a pre-LUCA root to the tree and more accurately home in on its age, the researchers turned to five genes with a particularly ancient history.
—Jonathan Lambert, Quanta Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
A little more than 16 months later, the questions about the future feel like ancient history.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Ancient history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancient%20history. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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