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antediluvian - 8 dictionary results

an⋅te⋅di⋅lu⋅vi⋅an

  [an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.
–noun
3. a person who lived before the Flood.
4. a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.
Origin:
1640–50; ante- + L dīluvi(um) a flood, deluge + -an
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an·te·di·lu·vi·an   (ān'tĭ-də-lōō'vē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. Extremely old and antiquated. See Synonyms at old.
  2. Bible Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.

[From ante- + Latin dīluvium, flood; see diluvial.]
an'te·di·lu'vi·an n.
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Main Entry:  antediluvian1
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  before the Flood (in the Bible); pertaining to the time before the Flood
Etymology:  ante- + diluvium 'the deluge'
Main Entry:  antediluvian1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a very old person
Etymology:  ante- + diluvium 'the deluge'
Main Entry:  antediluvian2
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  antiquated; from a much earlier time
Etymology:  ante- + diluvium 'the deluge'
Main Entry:  antediluvian2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who lived before the Flood
Etymology:  ante- + diluvium 'the deluge'
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Antediluvian

An`te*di*lu"vi*an\, a. Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. -- n. One who lived before the Deluge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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antediluvian 
"before Noah's flood," 1646, formed from L. ante- "before" (see ante) + diluvium "a flood" (see deluge). Coined by Eng. physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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