Noachian
of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
Origin of Noachian
1- 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/.
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How to use Noachian in a sentence
Some of his guests he greets with a Noachian deluge of swift French words and high-pitched cries of welcome.
In Madeira Place | Heman White ChaplinThe tradition of the Noachian deluge has been found among almost all peoples.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George BryceThe geological explanation of the Noachian Deluge is perhaps one of the most interesting sections of the work.
Legendary lore clusters round the petrified "Ark" in which the progenitors of the Malayan stock escaped from the Noachian flood.
Through the Malay Archipelago | Emily RichingsBut he at once proceeded to discover in Noachian Forfarshire the most striking evidence of geological change actually in progress.
Rustic Sounds | Francis Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for Noachian
Noachic (nəʊˈækɪk, -ˈeɪkɪk)
/ (nəʊˈeɪkɪən) /
Old Testament of or relating to the patriarch Noah
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