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antediluvian in Italian

antediluvian in Italian is antidiluviano, antediluviano — antediluvian means belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.

antediluvian in Italian

antidiluviano
adj
antediluviano
adj
antediluviano
adj
Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
antidiluviano
adj
Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.

What does "antediluvian" mean?

  1. adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
  2. adj Describing plants or animals that died out long ago; prehistoric.
  3. adj Extremely old; ancient.
    "The air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture."
  4. adj So out of date that it seems almost laughably old-fashioned.
    "Those ideas are antediluvian."
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antediluvian in a sentence

  • The air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture.
  • Those ideas are antediluvian.

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What is "antediluvian" in Italian?
"antediluvian" in Italian is antidiluviano, antediluviano. antediluvian means: Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
Are there other ways to say "antediluvian" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "antediluvian": antidiluviano, antediluviano.
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