Cambridge English : CPE (C2 Proficiency) - Histoire et Antiquité
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connected to the time before the biblical flood described in the story of Noah

antédiluvien, prédiluvien
no longer useful, accepted, or relevant to modern times

dépassé, obsolète
outdated and belonging to an earlier time and no longer relevant or efficient

démodé, ancien
the historical period before the Middle Ages, especially before the sixth century when Greeks and Romans were the most prosperous

antiquité
an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to

atavisme
belonging to the beginning of time

primordial
belonging to a time period different from the one it is in, often seen as out of place in the current era

anachronique, hors de son temps
showing traits or behaviors that resemble those of distant ancestors, often primitive or ancient in nature

atavique, ancestral
outdated, or no longer in style

démodé, passé de mode
something occurring at a time when it could not have existed or happened

anachronisme
a historical record that lists events in the order they happened, year by year

annales, chroniques
a historical account of events presented in chronological order

chronique, annales
(of things or beings) existed in a particular region from the very beginning

aborigène, indigène
in the past or formerly

autrefois, jadis
a minor remaining part or trace of something that is no longer present in full

vestige
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