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postmeridian

[ pohst-muh-rid-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the afternoon.
  2. occurring after noon:

    a postmeridian lull.



postmeridian

/ ˌəʊٳəˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. after noon; in the afternoon or evening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of postmeridian1

First recorded in 1620–30; post- + meridian
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of postmeridian1

C17: from Latin Dzٳī徱Գܲ in the afternoon; see post- , meridian
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Example Sentences

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It was three minutes past three postmeridian in the operating room of the new Wireless Station recently installed at the United States Naval Observatory at Georgetown.

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