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antediluvian

/ˌæn(t)idəˈluviən/

adjective

Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.

gigantic bones of antediluvian animals

before the flood,prehistoric,primeval,primordial,primal,earliest,ancient,early

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ancients

/ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt/

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean

of long ago,earliest,first,early,past,former,bygone

noun

An old man.

a solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

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ancient

/ˈeɪn(t)ʃənt/

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean

of long ago,earliest,first,early,past,former,bygone

noun

An old person.

a solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

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