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postmeridian

post·me·rid·i·an
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pohst-muh-rid-ee-uh n]
    • /ˌpoʊst məˈrɪd i ən/
    • /ˈpəʊst.mə.ˈrɪ.dɪən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohst-muh-rid-ee-uh n]
    • /ˌpoʊst məˈrɪd i ən/

Definitions of postmeridian word

  • adjective postmeridian of or relating to the afternoon. 1
  • adjective postmeridian occurring after noon: a postmeridian lull. 1
  • adjective postmeridian after noon; in the afternoon or evening 0
  • adjective postmeridian after noon; of or in the afternoon 0
See all 4 definitions of postmeridian

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Origin of postmeridian

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; post- + meridian

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Parts of speech for Postmeridian

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Postmeridian

postmeridian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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