| ADJECTIVE | pert | antediluvian, antediluvial | of or relating to the period before the biblical flood |
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| all | antediluvian, antiquated, archaic | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | |
| NOUN | person | antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch | any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge |
| person | antediluvian, ancient | a very old person |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the period before the biblical flood. | |
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| Example | "antediluvian man" | |
| Synonym | antediluvial | |
| Spanish | antediluviano | |
| Adjectives | diluvial | of or connected with a deluge |
| Meaning | So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. | |
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| Synonyms | antiquated, archaic | |
| Broader | old | Of long duration |
| Spanish | antediluviano, anticuado, arcaica, arcaico | |
| Catalan | antiquat, arcaic, arcaica | |
| Meaning | Any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge. | |
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| Synonym | antediluvian patriarch | |
| Broader | patriarch | Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race |
| Spanish | antediluviano, antidiluviano | |
| Catalan | antediluvià | |
| Adjectives | antediluvial | of or relating to the period before the biblical flood |
| Meaning | A very old person. | |
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| Synonym | ancient | |
| Broader | oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager | An elderly person |
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