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of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8. |
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very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas. |
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a person who lived before the Flood. |
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a very old or old-fashioned person or thing. |
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continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned: antiquated attitudes. |
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no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent: The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine. |
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marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion. |
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forming the earliest stage; prior to full development: the archaic period of psychoanalytic research.
primitive; ancient; old: an archaic form of animal life.
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immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. |
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(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged. |
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gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle. |
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ancient or venerable: hoary myths. |
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not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc. |
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emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish. |
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an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman. |
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an actress who plays such a part or specializes in playing such parts. |
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| juvenile; immature; childish. |
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| 1. being or becoming youthful; young. 2. young in appearance. 3. having the power to make young or youthful |
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of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas. |
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fond of or given to novelty. |
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a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics. |
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unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child. |
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prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc. |
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of or pertaining to premature development. |
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of or pertaining to a child or to childhood. |
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childishly foolish; immature or trivial: a puerile piece of writing. |
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showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease. |
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of or belonging to old age or aged persons; gerontological; geriatric. |
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retired because of age or infirmity. |
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too old for use, work, service, or a position. |
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antiquated or obsolete: superannuated ideas. |
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| a beginner in learning anything; novice. |
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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character: a venerable member of Congress. |
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impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc.: a venerable oak tree. |
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extremely old or obsolete; ancient: a venerable automobile. |
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a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like |
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experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period |
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