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antediluvian an-ti-duh-LOO-vee-uhn adjective biblical era before the flood; antiquate; unfashionable 1939Tropic of CapricornCertainly I did not need this grotesque, cumbersome, antediluvian desk which I had installed in the parlour…1975The Road to Gandolfo'That phrase is about as antediluvian as you are,' muttered Sam as he stood up.2003The Da Vinci CodeThe air inside smelled antediluvian, regal somehow, with traces of pipe tobacco, tea leaves, cooking sherry, and the earthen aroma of stone architecture.Labels: Dan Brown, Henry Miller, Robert Ludlum
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