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antediluvian
adjective(an-te-di-lu-vi-an)
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
Synonyms: antediluvial,
Examples:
Antediluvian man.
antediluvian
adjective(an-te-di-lu-vi-an)
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Synonyms: antiquated, archaic,
Examples:
A ramshackle antediluvian tenement.
Antediluvian ideas.
antediluvian
noun(an-te-di-lu-vi-an)
a very old person
Synonyms: ancient,
antediluvian
noun(an-te-di-lu-vi-an)
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
Synonyms: antediluvian patriarch,

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