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Antediluvian
01
(in biblical context) one of the patriarchs said to have lived before the flood of Noah
Examples
Methuselah is perhaps the most famous antediluvian.
The genealogies list several antediluvians with remarkably long lifespans.
1.1
a person who is extremely old or considered old-fashioned
Examples
The town 's oldest resident was affectionately called the antediluvian.
He joked that his phone was so outdated it belonged to an antediluvian.
antediluvian
01
connected to the time before the biblical flood described in the story of Noah
Examples
The fossils were thought to be from an antediluvian era.
Legends speak of antediluvian civilizations wiped out by the flood.
02
extremely old, primitive, or outdated
InformalExamples
His antediluvian beliefs about gender roles seemed completely out of place in today's world.
The antediluvian computer system at the office was painfully slow and unreliable.
