antediluvial
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'ante-' meaning 'before' and 'diluvium' meaning 'flood'.
مثال
- The antediluvial period is often depicted as a time of great wickedness.
- Antediluvial creatures roamed the earth before the great flood.
- The antediluvial world was destroyed by a divine flood according to the Bible.
ترکیبهای رایج
Antediluvial period Antediluvial world Antediluvial creatures Antediluvial era
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- of or relating to the period before the biblical flood “antediluvian man” “Pertains to noun: diluvial, diluvial (for: antediluvian)”