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antediluvial

/ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪəl/ adjective

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  1. Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
  2. Antiquated.

Origin

Early 18th c., ante- + diluvial, possibly as alteration of earlier antediluvian.

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