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antediluvian Definition

ante·di·lu·vian (an′tē də lo̵̅o̅′vē ən, -ti-)

adjective

  1. of the time before the Biblical Flood
  2. very old, old-fashioned, or primitive

Etymology: < ante- + L diluvium, a flood (see diluvium) + -an

noun

an antediluvian person or thing

antediluvian Synonyms

antediluvian

modif.

before the Flood, antiquated, out-of-date; see old 3, old-fashioned.

antediluvian Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • period: The Brahmins have also an Antediluvian period of 600 years.
  • city: You have a complex and exquisite network of veins, like a map of an antediluvian city ruled by intelligent reptiles.
  • world: His inspired words build on the world-wide destruction of the antediluvian world by water.
  • patriarch: Jan 24th The antediluvian patriarchs, published in Weekly Visitor.
  • civilization: Quest for the Lost Civilization - Resources and links for the investigation of the lost, antediluvian civilization whose heirs we all are.
  • time: Back in antediluvian times, we had mainframes with terminals connected directly to ports.