n .
ancientness ; ancient times 오래됨 ; 고대

• The slow speed at which Lawrence was driving was not surprising, considering the _____ of his car.
• When Mr. Jensen asked his doctor what was making his knees hurt, the doctor replied, "Your _____."
• Lulu loved studying ancient history so much that she didn't really pay much attention to the president ; when she wasn't reading old volumes in the library, she walked around in a daze, her head spinning with dreams of _____.
  루루는 현대사는 정말로 거들떠보지 않을 정도로 고대사에 관해 공부하는 것을 좋아했다 ; 도서관에서 낡은 장서들을 읽고 있지 않을 때, 그녀는 머릿속으로 고대에 관한 꿈을 꾸면서 멍한 상태로 걸어다녔다.
• Overpriced chairs and other furniture from the olden days are called antiques. Objects or idas that are too old-fashioned are said to be antiquated. (Don't throw them out, though ; sell them to an antiques dealer.) A person who studies ancient things is called an antiquary or, less correctly, an antiquarian.