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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 an·te·di·lu·vi·an /ˌæntɪdəˈluviən, (ˌ)daɪ-/
 (a.)大洪水前的,上古的,古風的大洪水以前的人,很老的人,老古董

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 an·te·di·lu·vi·an a. Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.  -- n. One who lived before the Deluge.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 antediluvian
      adj 1: of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood;
             "Antediluvian man" [syn: antediluvial]
      2: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period;
         "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian
         ideas"; "archaic laws" [syn: antiquated, archaic]
      n 1: any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge
           [syn: antediluvian patriarch]
      2: a very old (or old fashioned) person