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antediluvian

[an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn] / ˌæn ti dɪˈlu vi ən /


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He wears nearly every bird and beast that Noah had in the ark, and a few others quite unknown to antediluvial zoology.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James

But, Willy, the supports of life are not to be found in primeval rocks or antediluvial remains.

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

"Well, I shall be far more proud of it than of any old fossilized remnant of antediluvial times, I can assure you," was the quick retort.

From Sara, a Princess by Newberry, Fannie E.




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