Definition of antediluvian Antediluvian
an•te•di•lu•vi•an
We found 13 definitions of antediluvian from 5 different sources.
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What does antediluvian mean?
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NounPlural: antediluvians |
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| antediluvian - any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge | ||
| antediluvian patriarch | ||
| patriarch a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | ||
| antediluvian - a very old person | ||
| ancient | ||
| golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen an elderly person | ||
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| antediluvian - of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man" | ||
| antediluvial | ||
| antediluvian - so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" | ||
| antiquated, archaic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- antediluvian (Noun)
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood . - antediluvian (Adjective)
ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric. - antediluvian (Adjective)
Supremely dated. - antediluvian (Adjective)
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge. - antediluvian (Adjective)
Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- antediluvian (a.)
Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. - antediluvian (n.)
One who lived before the Deluge.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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antediluvian
-al, an-te-di-lū′vi-an, -al, adj. existing or happening before the Deluge or Flood: resembling the state of things before the Flood: very old-fashioned, primitive.—adv. Antedilū′vially.—n. Antedilū′vian, one who lived before the Flood: one who lives to be very old. [See Deluge.]
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🔤- antediluvian, noun, singular of antediluvians.
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