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- pronunciation:
- aen
ti
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lu
vi
n
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of the period before the Flood told of in the Bible.
Ur was a city in antediluvian times.- similar words:
- age-old, ancient, archaic, earliest, early, neolithic, old, oldest, prehistoric, primeval
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| definition 2: |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated.
The fire department cannot continue to operate with this antediluvian equipment.- synonyms:
- antiquated, outdated, superannuated
- similar words:
- démodé, fossillike, fuddy-duddy, obsolete, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, primitive, quaint
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| related words: |
antique |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person living before the Flood.
- similar words:
- ancient, patriarch, primogenitor
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| definition 2: |
an old-fashioned or very elderly person.
- synonyms:
- elder, old-timer
- similar words:
- ancient, dinosaur, fogy, fossil, fuddy-duddy, golden ager, granny, old fogy, senior citizen
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| related words: |
antiquity |
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