English
antediluvian
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪən/
Adjective

antediluvian

  1. Ancient or antiquated.
    Synonyms: antediluvial, old, prehistoric, Thesaurus:old
  2. Extremely dated.
    Those ideas are antediluvian.
    Synonyms: dated, old-fashioned, Thesaurus:obsolete
  3. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
    Synonyms: preflood
  4. (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
    Synonyms: antediluvial
    Coordinate term: prelapsarian#English|prelapsarian
Translations Translations Translations Noun

antediluvian (plural antediluvians)

  1. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
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