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antediluvian

/ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪən/
noun
  1. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

adjective
  1. Ancient or antiquated.

    Similar: antediluvial, old, prehistoric

  2. Extremely dated.

    "Those ideas are antediluvian."

    Similar: dated, old-fashioned

  3. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.

    Similar: preflood

Synonymsantediluvial, antediluvial, old, prehistoric, dated, old-fashioned

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