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antediluvian

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


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But the script forces antediluvian clichés on some of the grown-up female characters.

From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2022

Microsoft released the first version of Internet Explorer in 1995, the antediluvian era of web surfing dominated by the first widely popular browser, Netscape Navigator.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

So, $23.7 billion annually to renovate an antediluvian water system?

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021

Michael Pollan describes this as a kind of antediluvian experience, a return to paradise before science and technology pushed us “toward the objectification of nature and of all species other than our own.”

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2021

Cockie was not a pretty bird; his bill was worn and all twisted awry, and his eyes looked terribly old-fashioned, and the blue, wrinkled skin around them gave him quite an antediluvian look.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables


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