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- 1. of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood: "gigantic bones of antediluvian animals"
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Antediluvian means of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible, or very old or outmoded. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of antediluvian from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Antediluvian means extremely old-fashioned or outdated. It comes from the Latin word for before the flood, a biblical event. See how to use it in sentences and synonyms.
Antediluvian definition: of or belonging to the period before the Biblical Flood.. See examples of ANTEDILUVIAN used in a sentence.
antediluvian: 1 adj of or relating to the period before the biblical flood “ antediluvian man” Synonyms: antediluvial adj so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period “a ramshackle antediluvian tenement” “ antediluvian ideas” Synonyms: antiquated , archaic old of long duration; not new n any of the early patriarchs who lived ...
Look up antediluvian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The antediluvian (alternatively pre-diluvian or pre-flood) period is the time period chronicled in the Bible between the fall of man and the Genesis flood narrative in biblical cosmology. The term was coined by Thomas Browne.
Antediluvian means extremely old-fashioned or outdated. It comes from the Latin word for before the flood, referring to the biblical story of Noah's ark. See how to use it in sentences and synonyms.
Antediluvian means belonging to the time before the biblical flood, or very ancient. It comes from Latin ante- (before) and dīluvium (flood). See examples, pronunciation and related words.
