antédiluvien
French edit
Etymology edit
From English antediluvian. By surface analysis, anté- + diluvien.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
antédiluvien (feminine antédiluvienne, masculine plural antédiluviens, feminine plural antédiluviennes)
- antediluvian (from the time before the flood)
- (by extension) ancient; antiquated (old or outmoded, often with a connotation of irony or hyperbole)
- Synonym: préhistorique
Noun edit
antédiluvien m (plural antédiluviens)
- (dated, rare) an antediluvian animal
Further reading edit
- “antédiluvien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.