diluvial
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
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Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
adjective
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of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis
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of or relating to diluvium
Other Word Forms
- prediluvial adjective
- undiluvial adjective
- undiluvian adjective
Etymology
Origin of diluvial
1650–60; < Late Latin dīluviālis, equivalent to dīluvi ( um ) flood ( deluge ) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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In the midst of all the diluvial despair, a blast email from Barboursville Vineyards, north of Charlottesville, broke through like a rainbow.
From Washington Post
Even as diluvial overnight rains that swept in from the Mediterranean began to ease Monday morning, France’s Interior Ministry said the toll of seven deaths and five serious injuries could rise.
From Washington Times
Even as diluvial overnight rains that swept in from the Mediterranean began to ease Monday morning, France's Interior Ministry said the toll of seven deaths and five serious injuries could rise.
From Fox News
The uppermost stratum of these pits or mines is a rich fertile yellow loam, exactly resembling our diluvial loams.
From Project Gutenberg
The south-eastern portion of the province consists of high fen resting on diluvial sand.
From Project Gutenberg
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