antedeluvian creatures
2006-10-12 21:46:37 · 5 answers · asked by bizi 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It actually means "of the time before Noah's floods", or before the deluge. It is often used, in an exaggerated sense, to describe something very antiquated.
2006-10-12 21:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antediluvian = 1) of the time before the Biblical Flood; 2) very old or old-fashioned.
2006-10-13 06:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by bundjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antediluvian means "predeluge", before the worldwide flood. Can also mean antiquated, something or someone very old.
2006-10-13 17:03:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah
2006-10-13 05:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means 'before the flood.'
2006-10-13 04:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by Apple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋