diluvien
French
Etymology
From Latin diluvium (whence French déluge) + -ien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.ly.vjɛ̃/
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Adjective
diluvien (feminine diluvienne, masculine plural diluviens, feminine plural diluviennes)
- diluvial
- Synonym: diluvial
- torrential, floodlike
- des pluies diluviennes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonym: torrentiel
Derived terms
- antédiluvien
Further reading
- “diluvien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.