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To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s with Elvis or something, is totally wrong. It's insane. Elvis' relationship with Colonel Parker, his manager, was one of the most possibly corrupt, certainly lucrative, and intense business partnerships ever in rock n' roll.
Ann Powers

Meaning of "antediluvian" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANTEDILUVIAN

From ante- + Latin dīluvium flood.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTEDILUVIAN

antediluvian  [ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTEDILUVIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antediluvian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANTEDILUVIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

antediluvian

Antediluvian

The antediluvian period – meaning "before the deluge" – is the period referred to in the Bible between the Fall of man and the Deluge in the biblical cosmology. The narrative takes up chapters 1-6 of Genesis. The term found its way into early geology and lingered in science until the late Victorian era. Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period.

Definition of antediluvian in the English dictionary

The first definition of antediluvian in the dictionary is belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood. Other definition of antediluvian is old-fashioned or antiquated. Antediluvian is also an antediluvian person or thing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTEDILUVIAN


alluvion
əˈluːvɪən
avian
ˈeɪvɪən
Bolivian
bəˈlɪvɪən
diluvian
daɪˈluːvɪən
Jugoslavian
ˌjuːɡəʊˈslɑːvɪən
Latvian
ˈlætvɪən
Maldivian
mɔːlˈdɪvɪən
Moldavian
mɒlˈdeɪvɪən
Moravian
məˈreɪvɪən
oblivion
əˈblɪvɪən
Octavian
ɒkˈteɪvɪən
Peruvian
pəˈruːvɪən
pluvian
ˈpluːvɪən
postdiluvian
ˌpəʊstdɪˈluːvɪən
Scandinavian
ˌskændɪˈneɪvɪən
Servian
ˈsɜːvɪən
vesuvian
vɪˈsuːvɪən
Vitruvian
vɪˈtruːvɪən
Vivian
ˈvɪvɪən
Yugoslavian
ˌjuːɡəʊˈslɑːvɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTEDILUVIAN

antecedent
antecedently
antecedents
antecessor
antechamber
antechapel
antechoir
antedate
antediluvial
antediluvially
antefix
antefixa
antefixal
antelope
antelucan
antemeridian
antemundane
antenatal
antenatal care
antenatal class

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTEDILUVIAN

Asian
Asimovian
Australian
Batavian
Brian
Canadian
chavian
Chekhovian
Chekovian
Christian
Harrovian
Hungarian
Indian
Indonesian
Italian
Jovian
lesbian
Nabokovian
Shavian
subclavian

Synonyms and antonyms of antediluvian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANTEDILUVIAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «antediluvian» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of antediluvian

Translation of «antediluvian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTEDILUVIAN

Find out the translation of antediluvian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antediluvian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antediluvian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老古董
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antediluviano
570 millions of speakers

English

antediluvian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عتيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

допотопный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antediluviano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাপ্রলয়ের পূর্ববর্তী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antédiluvien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antediluvian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorsintflutlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時代遅れの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대홍수 이전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antediluvian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người xưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிக பழமையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Antediluvian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok eski
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antidiluviano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedpotopowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допотопний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antediluvian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

antediluvian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baie oud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antediluvian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antediluvian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antediluvian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTEDILUVIAN»

The term «antediluvian» is normally little used and occupies the 118.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTEDILUVIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «antediluvian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «antediluvian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antediluvian

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QUOTES WITH «ANTEDILUVIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word antediluvian.
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Ann Powers
To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s with Elvis or something, is totally wrong. It's insane. Elvis' relationship with Colonel Parker, his manager, was one of the most possibly corrupt, certainly lucrative, and intense business partnerships ever in rock n' roll.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTEDILUVIAN»

Discover the use of antediluvian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antediluvian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atlantis: The Antediluvian World
This one book has done more than any other in promoting the idea for the lost continent of Atlantis.
Ignatius Donnelly, Egerton Sykes, 2006
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Antediluvian phytology: illustrated by a collection of the ...
illustrated by a collection of the fossil remains of plants, peculiar to the coal formations of Great Britain ... Edmund Tyrell Artis. INTRODUCTION. The study of fossil plants has been very little cultivated in this country ; indeed the progress made ...
Edmund Tyrell Artis, 1838
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Antediluvian Antiquities. Fragments of the age of ...
sitions. The specimens which we are about to pre» sent to our readers exhibit, we are assured, the exact sense of the original ; but it would have been extreme afi' ectation not to have given, in some instances at least, a modern turn to the true ...
‎1829
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Secrets From the Antediluvian World: The Magical Wisdom of ...
Has life got you puzzled?
Ronald J. Brault, 2004
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Darwin's Mistake: Antediluvian Discoveries Prove: Dinosaurs ...
Yes, there were cataclysms (among them The Flood) in the course of history, but no, there was no evolution.
Hans. J. Zillmer, 2002
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Hindu Chronology and Antediluvian History
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
S. R. Bosanquet, 2010
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The Antediluvian History, and Narrative of the Flood; as Set ...
Elias de la Roche RENDELL. beginning of the disruption, they are sure to be attenuated and corrupted by the self-derived intelligence of men, and so will perish. The genuine truths of faith cannot be maintained among any people who have ...
Elias de la Roche RENDELL, 1850
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The Enchanted Fruit, Or the Hindu Wife; an Antediluvian Tale ...
5 And where to smooth the love-spread toils 5 With nard or jasmin's fragrant oils; 5 How to adjust the golden Teic, (q) 5 And most adorn my forehead sleek; 5 What Condals (r) should emblaze my ears, Like Seita's waves (s) or Seita's tears; (t) 5 ...
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The Antediluvian
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
A. Descendant of Noah, 2009
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American Antiquities, and Discoveries in the West: Being an ...
A further Account of Western Antiquities with Antediluvian Traits. Cincinnati is situated on one of those examples of antiquity, of great extent. They are found on the upper level of that town, but none on the lower one. They are so conspicuous  ...
Josiah Priest, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTEDILUVIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antediluvian is used in the context of the following news items.
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WILD COOT: How you know? Baffling
Society is evolving even if some people are left in the antediluvian age, so those who call themselves Christians are evolving. Who knows if ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
2
THE REPUBLICAN PROBLEM WITH RELIGION
Millennials, in particular, have no interest in living their lives based on mythological beliefs and antediluvian laws based on the fables written in ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
3
One man's sports bucket list
Pitch counts, the five-man rotation, and bullpen specialization have rendered this an antediluvian achievement. A starter would have to win 30 ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
Pakistan's frail judicial structure
The judges of the lower courts are subjected to an antediluvian service structure where even the most outperforming of civil judges cannot be ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
5
Dramatic change on the horizon
The premises on the left were occupied by the club rooms of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes - familiarly known as "the Buffs" - who ... «Keighley News, Jul 15»
6
Fete raises funds for three charities
THE Gosport branch of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes is holding a summer fete in support of three charities. The event will have a ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
7
The (real) nonsense at the Supreme Court
Liberals call his views antediluvian, but that he's right he is always quite sure. Finally, let me close with a double dactyl on the current sad state ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
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Hail Canada! An Ode to Metal from Up North
He cites Rites of thy Degringolade, Adversarial, Antediluvian, Garrotting Deep, Gevurah, Chthe'ilist, Dire Omen, and Amphisbaena as newer (or ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
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Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia
About 80 percent of the swamp is included in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, an antediluvian place teeming with life spun from the ooze, moss, and ... «CANOE & KAYAK, Jul 15»
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Van Meter remembers 1903 visit from winged monster
Even the local high school teacher saw it and deemed it some sort of antediluvian monster. It seems there's never a decent pitchfork-and-torch ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Antediluvian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/antediluvian>. Apr 2024 ».
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