antediluviaani — meaning in English
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English meaning
- antediluvian adj Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
Senses
antediluviaani is used for these senses in English:
- antediluvian (biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
- antediluvian (biblical) A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs.
antediluvian — full definition
- adj Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
- adj Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
- adj Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
- adj Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.