Ancient Chinese dynasty of legend Crossword Clue

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DYNASTY (noun)
1. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
ANCIENT (noun)
1. a very old person
2. a person who lived in ancient times
ANCIENT (adjective)
1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
2. very old

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