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1. (adj.) antediluvian
of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2. antediluvian
out of date; antiquated:
antediluvian ideas.
3. (n.) antediluvian
an old-fashioned person or thing.
Etymology: (1640–50; ante - + L dīluvi(um) a flood, deluge+ -an1)
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| Definition of 'antediluvian' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
2. (adj) ancient, antediluvian
a very old person
3. (adj) antediluvian, antediluvial
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
"antediluvian man"
4. (adj) antediluvian, antiquated, archaic
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
"a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
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| Definition of 'antediluvian' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) antediluvian
of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle
2. (noun) antediluvian
one who lived before the Deluge
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