meridiem
meridiem
English
Noun
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Definition
Midday, noon.
Etymology
Back-formation from the phrases ante meridiem and post meridiem (more commonly a.m. and p.m.), from Latin merīdiem, accusative of merīdiēs (“midday, noon”).
Example Sentences
- "Quantities and frequencies are distributed as follows (neglecting the meridiem hour):[…]"
- "The same female number 1 introduced inside the ice-box at 9 a.m., to 9:15 was in lethargy, pick up and put it inside the stove to 350 degrees, to 12 meridiem, was in excellent conditions."
- "I wrote that the habit of schedulers in the railroad business of skipping the meridiem (they go from 11:59 a.m. to 12:01 p.m. in a split second) “. . . begs the question of what to designate the mass transit of the meridiem.”"
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