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out of the ark

out of the ark prepositional phrase: old-fashioned; obsolete.

Prepositional phrase (1)

  1. (UK, informal) old-fashioned; obsolete.
    • to be out of the ark, to come out of the ark
    Synonyms:
    antediluvian

Prepositional phrase (2) capitalized: out of the Ark

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of out of the ark.

Synonyms of out of the ark

Forms of out of the ark

alternative formout of the Ark

Origin of out of the ark

A reference to Noah's ark.

Questions about out of the ark

What does out of the ark mean?
Out of the ark means old-fashioned; obsolete.
What part of speech is out of the ark?
Out of the ark is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of the ark in the dictionary

  1. out of stock
  2. out of suits
  3. out of suits with
  4. out of sync
  5. out of temper
  6. out of the ark
  7. out of the blue
  8. out of the box
  9. out of the chute
  10. out of the common
  11. out of the corner of one's eye

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