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单词 diluvian
释义

diluvium /di-lūˈvi-əm, di-looˈ/

noun
  1. (also diluˈvion) an inundation or flood
  2. A loose glacial deposit of sand, gravel, etc
  3. A deposit of sand, gravel, etc made by extraordinary currents of water (geology; obsolete)
ORIGIN: L dīluvium a deluge, from dīluere to wash away

diluˈvial adjective

  1. Relating to a flood, esp that told of in the Bible, in the time of Noah
  2. Caused by a deluge
  3. Composed of diluvium

diluˈvialism noun

diluˈvialist noun

Someone who explains geological phenomena by Noah's flood, told of in the Bible

diluˈvian adjective

Diluvial

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