[ ˌantɪdɪ'lu:vɪən ]
■ adjective
1》 of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
2》 chiefly humorous ridiculously old-fashioned.
Origin
C17: from ante- + L. diluvium 'deluge' + -an .
[ ˌantɪdɪ'lu:vɪən ]
■ adjective
1》 of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
2》 chiefly humorous ridiculously old-fashioned.
Origin
C17: from ante- + L. diluvium 'deluge' + -an .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004