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dilúvio universal Spanish
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diluvi universal 
Narrative in which a great flood destroys a civilization, commonly as divine retribution.
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The Hindoos believed in the flood myth.
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A few specimens will serve as examples of all these American flood myths.
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Flood myths are found in many mythologies both in the Old World and the New.
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"Hasisadra's Adventure," published in the "Nineteenth Century" for June, completed his long-contemplated examination of the Flood myth.