diluvien

French

Etymology

From Latin diluvium (whence French déluge) + -ien.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di.ly.vjɛ̃/
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Adjective

diluvien (feminine diluvienne, masculine plural diluviens, feminine plural diluviennes)

diluvial
Synonym: diluvial
torrential, floodlike
des pluies diluviennes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonym: torrentiel

Derived terms

antédiluvien

Further reading

“diluvien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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