antediluvial
11 synonyms for antediluvial, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Belonging to the period before Noah's flood.
Synonyms
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Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
First recorded in the early 18th century, formed from ante- and diluvial, possibly as an alteration of the earlier antediluvian.
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