Antediluvian Definition & Meaning
antediluvian
- adjective
- of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man"
- so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
- noun
- any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
- a very old person
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- What does antediluvian mean?
- of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man" so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge a very old person
- What part of speech is antediluvian?
- Antediluvian is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does antediluvian have?
- Antediluvian has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).