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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
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