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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ancient being" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to refer to a creature, person, or other entity that has been alive for a long time, such as an immortal god or a species of animal that has been around for centuries. For example, "According to legend, there is an ancient being that dwells in the forest."
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Wayang topeng masked-dance plays are ancient, being mentioned in a palm-leaf document of 1058.
That said, Collider mentions the novelisation gives Snoke the line, "I watched the Galatic Empire rise and fall"; indicating he may actually be some sort of ancient being.
The gene Chip is ancient, being detectable in plants, fungi and multiple protozoan species ([ 64] and unpublished observations).
Fifteen snoRNA families were ancient, being present at an early stage of vertebrate evolution, whereas 11 snoRNA families appeared after the divergence of birds and mammals.
First, most genes of those two families are also either very ancient, being present in most/all eukaryotes, or, alternatively, arose in early animal evolution.
Although other events prevent them from duking it out, by knowing their respective origins, we can fairly easily to predict that Gandalf, as a divine and ancient being, would probably be able to triumph over any sorcerer that began life as a mortal man.
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How ancient is ancient?
Old Bourbon is good, Ancient is better.
"The ancients were amazing," Zhu says.
The Ancients were the most adept practitioners.
The ancients were extremely careful observers.
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