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antediluvian:
- voorhistorisch; voorwereldlijk
Wiktionary:
- antediluvian → behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed, antediluviaal, zeer ouderwets, antiek, pré-historisch

English

Detailed Translations for antediluvian from English to Dutch

antediluvian:

antediluvian adj

antediluvian (prehistoric)
voorhistorisch; voorwereldlijk
- voorhistorisch adj
- voorwereldlijk adj

Translation Matrix for antediluvian:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	ancient; antediluvian patriarch
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
voorhistorisch	antediluvian; prehistoric
voorwereldlijk	antediluvian; prehistoric
-	antediluvial; antiquated; archaic

Synonyms for "antediluvian":

antediluvial
antiquated; archaic; old
antediluvian patriarch; patriarch
ancient; oldster; old person; senior citizen; golden ager

Related Definitions for "antediluvian":

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period¹
- a ramshackle antediluvian tenement¹
- antediluvian ideas¹
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood¹
- antediluvian man¹
a very old person¹
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge¹

Wiktionary Translations for antediluvian:

antediluvian

Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge
- antediluvian → behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed; antediluviaal
Supremely dated
- antediluvian → zeer ouderwets
Extremely ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric
- antediluvian → antiek; pré-historisch

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• antediluvian	→ antediluviaal	↔ antédiluvien — (vieilli) Qui exister avant le déluge.

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