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The lead engineer criticized the legacy mainframe as antediluvian after discovering that replacement parts were no longer manufactured. In this context, what does the word antediluvian most nearly mean?

  1. A
    hostile
  2. B
    flooded
  3. outdatedCevap
  4. D
    modern

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outdated
The word 'antediluvian' is formed from the Latin prefix 'ante-' (meaning before), the root 'diluvium' (meaning deluge or flood), and the adjectival suffix '-an' (meaning pertaining to). Literally meaning 'existing before the biblical flood,' it is standardly used to describe something that is extremely old-fashioned, primitive, or outdated.

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1
Isolate the prefix and identify its meaning
The prefix 'ante-' means 'before' or 'prior to' in Latin.
Prefix identification helps establish the chronological direction of the root.
2
Examine the root word and derivational suffix
The root 'diluvium' refers to a great deluge or flood, and the suffix '-an' functions as an adjective formative meaning 'pertaining to' or 'belonging to'.
Analyzing the root and suffix gives the complete literal construction: 'belonging to the era before the deluge.'
3
Synthesize the morphological elements with sentence context
Referring to something as existing before the biblical flood indicates that it is ancient, obsolete, or outdated.
The sentence describes an old mainframe whose replacement parts are obsolete, matching the meaning 'outdated'.

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