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antediluvian adjective

  /-tə-/ , /ˌæn.ti.dəˈlu.vi.ən/ , /ˌæn.tə(ˌ)daɪˈlu.vi.ən/ , /ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən/ , [-ɾi-] , [-ɾə-]
  • (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.
 antediluviaal, behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed
  • (by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
 antiek, prehistorisch
  • Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
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