ancient vs first

ancient

noun
  • A person who lived in ancient times. 

  • One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery. 

  • A person who is very old. 

adj
  • Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages. 

  • Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern. 

  • Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. 

first

noun
  • The person or thing in the first position. 

  • first base 

  • A first-edition copy of some publication. 

  • A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1. 

  • The first gear of an engine. 

  • Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence. 

  • A first-class honours degree. 

adj
  • Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. 

  • Of or belonging to a first family. 

  • Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest. 

adv
  • For the first time. 

  • Before anything else; firstly. 

  • Now. 

How often have the words ancient and first occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )