Noachian

[ noh-ey-kee-uh n ]
/ 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
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Noachian

Noachic (nəʊˈækɪk, -ˈeɪkɪk)

/ (nəʊˈeɪkɪən) /

adjective

Old Testament of or relating to the patriarch Noah
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