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Noachian

[ noh-ey-kee-uhn ]
/ noʊˈeɪ ki ən /

adjective

of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.

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Also No·ach·ic [noh-ak-ik, -ey-kik], /noʊˈæk ɪk, -ˈeɪ kɪk/, No·ach·i·cal, No·ah·ic [noh-ey-ik]. /noʊˈeɪ ɪk/.

Origin of Noachian

1670–80; Noach (variant of Noah) + -ian

Words nearby Noachian

no, No. 1, NOAA, no-account, no accounting for tastes, there's, Noachian, Noah, Noah and the Flood, Noahide Laws, Noah's Ark, Noah's Dove
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British Dictionary definitions for Noachian

Noachian

Noachic (nəʊˈækɪk, -ˈeɪkɪk)

/ (nəʊˈeɪkɪən) /

adjective

Old Testament of or relating to the patriarch Noah
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