单词 | antediluvian |
释义 | antediluvian /an'tee di looh"vee euhn/, adj. 1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8. 2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas. n. 3. a person who lived before the Flood. 4. a very old or old-fashioned person or thing. [1640-50; ANTE- + L diluvi(um) a flood, DELUGE + -AN] |
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