antédiluvien

French

Etymology

From English antediluvian. By surface analysis, anté- +‎ diluvien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.te.di.ly.vjɛ̃/

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Adjective

antédiluvien (feminine antédiluvienne, masculine plural antédiluviens, feminine plural antédiluviennes)

1. antediluvian (from the time before the flood)
2. (by extension) ancient; antiquated (old or outmoded, often with a connotation of irony or hyperbole)

   Synonym: préhistorique

Noun

antédiluvien m (plural antédiluviens)

1. (dated, rare) an antediluvian animal

Further reading

• “antédiluvien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.