antediluvian
[ an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn ]
/ ˌæn ti dɪˈlu vi ən /
adjective
of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Genesis 7, 8.
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.
noun
a person who lived before the Flood.
a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.
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antediluvian
/ (ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən, -daɪ-) /
adjective
belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8)
old-fashioned or antiquated
noun
an antediluvian person or thing
Word Origin for antediluvian
C17: from ante- + Latin dīluvium flood
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