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antediluvian
(,/&/nt/i/d/I/'l/u/v/i//@/n )

adjective (a)

  • of or relating to the period before the biblical flood(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Antediluvian man.
    Synonym:
    antediluvial
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    antediluvian patriarch
    source: wordnet30
  • a very old person(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    ancient
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period(adj.all)
    Example:
    A ramshackle antediluvian tenement.
    Antediluvian ideas.
    Synonym:
    antiquated, archaic
    source: wordnet30
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