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单词 antediluvian
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•te•di•lu•vi•an /ˌæntidɪˈluviən/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Bible[often: before a noun] of or belonging to the period before the Flood in the Bible.
  2. old-fashioned;
    antiquated:Antediluvian ideas kept the company from going forward.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•te•di•lu•vi•an  (an′tē di lo̅o̅′vē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Bibleof 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 very old, old-fashioned, or out of date;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. 
  1. a person who lived before the Flood.
  2. a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.
  • ante- + Latin dīluvi(um) a flood, deluge + -an 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antediluvian /ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən -daɪ-/ adj
  1. belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8)
  2. old-fashioned or antiquated
 n
  1. an antediluvian person or thing
Etymology: 17th Century: from ante- + Latin dīluvium flood
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