"out of the ark" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: out of the Ark [alternative]
Etymology: A reference to Noah's ark. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out of the ark, {{en-PP}} out of the ark
  1. (UK, informal) old-fashioned; obsolete. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: antediluvian Related terms: go out with the ark
    Sense id: en-out_of_the_ark-en-prep_phrase-cABeuDmy Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "args": {},
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to be out of the ark, to come out of the ark",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old-fashioned; obsolete."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, informal) old-fashioned; obsolete."
      ],
      "related": [
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          "word": "go out with the ark"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "antediluvian"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "out of the ark"
}
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "args": {},
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "English terms with usage examples",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "to be out of the ark, to come out of the ark",
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        }
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        "old-fashioned; obsolete."
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        "(UK, informal) old-fashioned; obsolete."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
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        }
      ],
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        "UK",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "out of the ark"
}

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