Antediluvian

English

Etymology

From ante- + Latin diluvium flood

Adjective

Wikipedia

antediluvian

1. ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric.
2. Supremely dated.

   Those ideas are antediluvian.

3. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge
4. Template:Biblical Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.

Quotations

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Synonyms

• antediluvial

Translations

Extremely ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric

Russian: доисторический ru(ru)

Supremely dated

Russian: допотопный ru(ru) /dopotópnyj/

Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge

Russian: допотопный ru(ru) /dopotópnyj/

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Bulgarian: допотопен bg(bg) Dutch: antediluviaal French: antédiluvien fr(fr) German: vorsintflutlich de(de)

Italian: antidiluviano it(it), antediluviano it(it)

Noun

Singular Antediluvian

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Antediluvian ({{{1}}})

1. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

Related terms

• deluge
• diluvial

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