antidiluviano

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English antediluvian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ti.di.luˈvja.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧di‧lu‧vià‧no

Adjective

antidiluviano (feminine antidiluviana, masculine plural antidiluviani, feminine plural antidiluviane)

1. (biblical) antediluvian (pertaining to the time prior to the Flood)

   Antonym: postdiluviano

2. (figurative, humorous) antediluvian (ancient)

Further reading

• antidiluviano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana