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Synonyms for antediluvian

Noun

1. antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch, patriarch
usage: any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge
2. antediluvian, oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager
usage: a very old (or old fashioned) person

Adjective

1. antediluvian, antediluvial
usage: of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood; "Antediluvian man"
2. antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, old (vs. new)
usage: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
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