ANTEDILUVIAN


Meaning of ANTEDILUVIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-ti-də-ˈlü-vē-ən, -(ˌ)dī- ]

adjective

Etymology: ante- + Latin diluvium flood — more at deluge

Date: 1646

1. : of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible

2.

a. : made, evolved, or developed a long time ago

an antediluvian automobile

b. : extremely primitive or outmoded

an antediluvian prejudice

• antediluvian noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.