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antediluvian

antediluvian
Pronunciation: ⁄ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪən
adjective
·              of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood:
gigantic bones of antediluvian animals
·    chiefly humorous ridiculously old-fashioned:
they maintain antediluvian sex-role stereotypes


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