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Antediluvian | |
adjective | 1. Of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood.
2. (Mainly humorous) Ridiculously old-fashioned. |
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| "The marker of the end of the antediluvian age is the story of Noah's Ark in the Book of Genesis." | "I try to keep up with slang, but I worry that using it makes me sound antediluvian instead of cool." | "The decor at the bed-and-breakfast was so outdated, it was nearly antediluvian." |
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| Latin, mid-17th century |
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| The Latin construction of "antediluvian" translates directly to "before a flood," and in the mid-17th century, the word entered theological service to refer specifically to the time period before the biblical flood. ... | |
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