Antediluvial

//ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
  2. 2
    Antiquated. rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood wordnet

Synonyms

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antediluvianantediluviananachronisticantediluvianantiquatedantique

Etymology

Early 18th c., ante- + diluvial, possibly as alteration of earlier antediluvian.

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