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
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