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diluvian

/daɪˈluvɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dilu-vian
IPA
/daɪˈluvɪən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a deluge, or flood.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dīluvium English -an English diluvian From Latin dīluvium + English -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /daɪˈluvɪən/
  • British English: /daɪˈljuːvɪən/

Derived Forms

antediluvian postdiluvian prediluvian

Synonyms

diluvial

Rhymes With

peruvian antediluvian vitruvian vesuvian alluvion abluvion prediluvian luvian postdiluvian pluvian

Questions

How do you pronounce diluvian?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈluvɪən/.
What does diluvian mean?
Pertaining to a deluge, or flood.
Where does diluvian come from?
Etymology tree Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dīluvium English -an English diluvian From Latin dīluvium + English -an.

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