| \an-tee-di-LOO-vee-uhn\ |
adjective
1. Of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood.
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas. |
| Quotes |
The other thing that almost always goes with these myths is the notion of anantediluvian civilisation -- something which existed before the flood and was destroyed by it.
-- Graham Hancock, The Guardian |
| Origin |
| Antediluvian is related to the Latin term dīluvium meaning "a flood." The prefix ante-means "before" and is used in the formation of compound words. |
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