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antediluvian

/,/&/nt/i/d/I/'l/u/v/i//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

    adj.pert

    Examples
    Antediluvian man.
    Synonyms antediluvial

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an <i>antediluvian</i> vehicle.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

    noun.person

    Synonyms antediluvian patriarch

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a very old person

    noun.person

    Synonyms ancient

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

    adj.all

    Examples
    A ramshackle antediluvian tenement.
    Antediluvian ideas.
    Synonyms antiquated archaic

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

anteciansantecommunionantecubitalantecursorantedateantediluvialantediluvian patriarchantedonantedonidaeantefactantefixanteflexion

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