postdiluvian

[ pohst-di-loo-vee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.

noun
  1. a person who lived after the Biblical Flood.

Origin of postdiluvian

1
1670–80; post- + diluvian

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postdiluvian

/ (ˌpəʊstdɪˈluːvɪən, -daɪ-) /


adjectiveAlso: postdiluvial
  1. existing or occurring after the biblical Flood

noun
  1. a person or thing existing after the biblical Flood

Origin of postdiluvian

1
C17: from post- + diluvian, from Latin diluvium deluge, flood

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