how to pronounce antediluvian

/ˌæn.ti.dɪˈluː.vi.ən/

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antediluvian is pronounced in six syllables

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An example use of antediluvian in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… wealth the antediluvian philosophers …”

meanings of antediluvian

adjective:

Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.

noun:

One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

antediluvian frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word antediluvian occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics antediluvian can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that antediluvian can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) people, society, and culture;

words that rhyme with antediluvian

peruvian