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Webster 1913 Edition

Diluvial

Di-lu′vi-al

,
Adj.
[L.
diluvialis
. fr.
diluvium
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a flood or deluge, esp. to the great deluge in the days of Noah; diluvian.
2.
(Geol.)
Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water; – said of coarse and imperfectly stratified deposits along ancient or existing water courses. Similar unstratified deposits were formed by the agency of ice. The time of deposition has been called the Diluvian epoch.

Webster 1828 Edition

Diluvial

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.

Definition 2024

diluvial

diluvial

English

Adjective

diluvial ‎(not comparable)

  1. Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
  2. Pertaining to Noah's Flood.

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French

Etymology

Latin diluvium ‎(“flood”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.ly.vjal/

Adjective

diluvial m ‎(feminine singular diluviale, masculine plural diluviaux, feminine plural diluviales)

  1. diluvial

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin diluvium ‎(“flood”)

Adjective

diluvial m, f ‎(plural diluviales)

  1. diluvial

Etymology

Latin diluvium ‎(“flood”)

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