DILUVIAL


Meaning of DILUVIAL in English

[ dʌɪ'l(j)u:vɪəl , dɪ- ]

(also diluvian )

■ adjective relating to a flood or floods, especially the biblical Flood.

Origin

C17: from late L. ~is , from diluvium 'deluge'.

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