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3 meanings: 1. belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8) 2. old-fashioned or antiquated 3. an antediluvian.... Click for more definitions.
Jun 2, 2024 · antediluvian ( comparative more antediluvian, superlative most antediluvian) ( biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies . (by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric .
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 ...
3 senses: 1. belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8) 2. old-fashioned or antiquated 3. an antediluvian.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of antediluvian adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for ANTEDILUVIAN: ancient, venerable, medieval, old, antique, hoary, archaic, prehistoric; Antonyms of ANTEDILUVIAN: modern, new, recent, young, youthful ...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English antediluvian an‧te‧di‧lu‧vi‧an / ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən / adjective formal OLD-FASHIONED very old-fashioned SYN outdated antediluvian ideas about women Examples from the Corpus antediluvian • Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.
