Meaning & use
diluvian
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Relating to or resulting from a flood, especially the biblical Flood.
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The geologists debated whether the rock formations were evidence of diluvian forces or gradual erosion.
The novel's diluvian imagery evokes an ancient world washed away by a great flood.
A note on using this word
From Latin "diluvium," meaning "flood," the word is closely related to "antediluvian" ("before the flood"), a much more common word today.
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