antediluvian
antediluvian
Definition
ante·di·lu·vian (an′tē də lo̵̅o̅′vē ən, -ti-)
adjective
- of the time before the Biblical Flood
- very old, old-fashioned, or primitive
Etymology: < ante- + L diluvium, a flood (see diluvium) + -an
noun
an antediluvian person or thing
antediluvian
Synonyms
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.
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