antediluvian
/ˌæntidɪˈluːviən/adjective
उच्चारण ऐन्टिडिलूविअन
अत्यंत पुराना, दकियानूसी, प्रलय-पूर्व का
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formal or humorous
very old-fashioned
अत्यंत पुराना, दकियानूसी, प्रलय-पूर्व का
- antediluvian ideas about women's education
- an antediluvian computer
- The shop still uses an antediluvian billing machine.
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- His antediluvian views on education made the young teachers smile.
- The railway station's antediluvian clock hasn't kept the right time for years.
Synonyms outdated antiquated obsolete old-fashioned archaic
Opposite modern up-to-date contemporary new
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
outdated antiquated obsolete old-fashioned archaic
Antonyms
modern up-to-date contemporary new
AaSpelling
an·te·di·lu·vi·an
(not 'antidiluvian').
('antidiluvian' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the old words together: antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, obsolete, outmoded.
पुराने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, obsolete, outmoded।
⌂Word origin and word building
Ante- means before (antenatal, antecedent), diluvium means flood.
Ante- का अर्थ पहले है (antenatal, antecedent), diluvium का अर्थ बाढ़।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Belonging to the time before the great flood described in the Bible, hence extremely old-fashioned, is antediluvian.
बाइबल में वर्णित महाप्रलय से पहले के समय का, इसलिए अत्यंत पुराना, antediluvian।