antediluvian

Meaning of antediluvian

adjective
  1. of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
    gigantic bones of antediluvian animals

mid 17th century: from ante- + Latin diluvium ‘deluge’ + -an.

Information about antediluvian

  • It is an adjective.
  • The plural form of antediluvian is: antediluvians.
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Hyphenation of antediluvian

an-te-dilu-vian

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
  • antediluvian is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

antediluvian synonyms

Meaning antediluvial:

antediluvial

Meaning antiquated:

antiquated, archaic

Meaning ancient:

ancient

Meaning relating to or denoting the period before written records:

prehistoric

Meaning of the earliest time in history:

primeval

Meaning existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval:

primordial

Meaning relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval:

primal

Meaning happening or done before the usual or expected time:

earliest, early

Words that rhyme with antediluvian

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