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Webster 1913 Edition


Diluvian

Di-lu′vi-an

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
diluvien
.]
Of or pertaining to a deluge, esp. to the Noachian deluge; diluvial;
as, of
diluvian
origin
.
Buckland.

Webster 1828 Edition


Diluvian

DILUVIAL

, DILUVIAN,
Adj.
[L., a deluge. See Dilute.]
1.
Pertaining to a flood or deluge, more especially to the deluge in Noahs day.
2.
Effected or produced by a deluge, particularly by the great flood in the days of Noah.