No. 5,257 in French

anciens

"Anciens" means "former" or "ancient" depending on context.

In a sentence

Les anciens bâtiments dans le centre-ville ont été rénovés.
The old buildings in the city center have been renovated.
The word 'anciens' is used here as an adjective meaning 'old' or 'former' to describe buildings that have existed for a long time in history.
Les anciens élèves de cette école organisent une réunion.
The alumni of this school are organizing a reunion.
The word 'anciens' refers to people who were formerly students of this school, indicating prior association or membership.
Ils collectionnent des objets anciens pour leur musée.
They collect ancient objects for their museum.
In this sentence, 'anciens' is used to indicate artifacts that are historically old or from ancient times.

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