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an·te·di·lu·vi·an

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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	very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.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 Audio Help (ān'tĭ-də-lōō'vē-ən) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Extremely old and antiquated. See Synonyms at old.
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'

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Main Entry:	antediluvian¹
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a very old person
Etymology:	ante- + diluvium 'the deluge'

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Main Entry:	antediluvian²
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	antiquated; from a much earlier time
Etymology:	ante- + diluvium 'the deluge'

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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

"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).

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antediluvian
adjective
1.	of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man"
2.	so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
noun
1.	any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
2.	a very old person [syn: ancient]

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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.

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