antediluvian - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'antediluvian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Antediluvian

[ a.]

- Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.

2 . Antediluvian

[ n.]

- One who lived before the Deluge.

1 . antediluvian

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

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2 . antediluvian

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Example in sentence:

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