pomeridianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊmᵻˈrɪdɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊməˈrɪdiən/

Forms: 1500s pomeridiane (Scottish), 1600s– pomeridian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pōmerīdiānus, postmerīdiānus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pōmerīdiānus, variant of postmerīdiānus postmeridian adj. Compare Italian pomeridiano (1598). Compare later postmeridian adj.In sense 2 probably after scientific Latin pomeridianus, specific epithet (1766 or earlier). With sense 3 compare scientific Latin Lepidoptera Pomeridiana, former subdivision name ( J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol.: Haustellata (1829) II 2).

1. literary. Of or relating to the hours after midday; belonging to the afternoon. Frequently (and in earliest use) poetic as postmodifier. Cf. postmeridian adj. Occasionally also as n.: = postmeridian n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [adjective]

afternoon1528

pomeridian1575

postmeridian1592

postmeridional1767

anteprandial1802

mid-afternoon1855

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 26 About the thrid hour Pomeridiane.

1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 40 The West windes are attendants of the Pomeridian or afternoon houres.

1663 W. Clark Marciano ii. ii. 19 Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation.

1670 J. Beale Let. 12 Oct. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) IV. 190 What was at one time my Pomeridian diversion, was at my next view examined in the Morning Serenity.

1770 W. Woly Poet. Wks. I. 60 Bower'd in the lovely shade.., old Fungus lolls superb,..and quaffs, potation-fond, His nectar pomeridian.

1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 110 Four o'clock and the Pomeridian of an April day.

1993 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Misreadings 10 The grazing of a venerable knee as your calf slides between two rows of seats in the pomeridian solitude of a neighborhood cinema.

†2. Botany. Of the opening or closing of a flower, etc.: occurring in the afternoon. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Pomeridian, occurring in the afternoon.

†3. Entomology. Of an insect: flying in the afternoon. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pomeridian,..2. Flying in the afternoon, as a lepidopterous insect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pomeridian
释义	pomeridianadj.n. Brit. /ˌpəʊmᵻˈrɪdɪən/, U.S. /ˌpoʊməˈrɪdiən/ Forms: 1500s pomeridiane (Scottish), 1600s– pomeridian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pōmerīdiānus, postmerīdiānus. Etymology: < classical Latin pōmerīdiānus, variant of postmerīdiānus postmeridian adj. Compare Italian pomeridiano (1598). Compare later postmeridian adj.In sense 2 probably after scientific Latin pomeridianus, specific epithet (1766 or earlier). With sense 3 compare scientific Latin Lepidoptera Pomeridiana, former subdivision name ( J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol.: Haustellata (1829) II 2). 1. literary. Of or relating to the hours after midday; belonging to the afternoon. Frequently (and in earliest use) poetic as postmodifier. Cf. postmeridian adj. Occasionally also as n.: = postmeridian n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [adjective] afternoon1528 pomeridian1575 postmeridian1592 postmeridional1767 anteprandial1802 mid-afternoon1855 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 26 About the thrid hour Pomeridiane. 1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 40 The West windes are attendants of the Pomeridian or afternoon houres. 1663 W. Clark Marciano ii. ii. 19 Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation. 1670 J. Beale Let. 12 Oct. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) IV. 190 What was at one time my Pomeridian diversion, was at my next view examined in the Morning Serenity. 1770 W. Woly Poet. Wks. I. 60 Bower'd in the lovely shade.., old Fungus lolls superb,..and quaffs, potation-fond, His nectar pomeridian. 1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 110 Four o'clock and the Pomeridian of an April day. 1993 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Misreadings 10 The grazing of a venerable knee as your calf slides between two rows of seats in the pomeridian solitude of a neighborhood cinema. †2. Botany. Of the opening or closing of a flower, etc.: occurring in the afternoon. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Pomeridian, occurring in the afternoon. †3. Entomology. Of an insect: flying in the afternoon. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pomeridian,..2. Flying in the afternoon, as a lepidopterous insect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1575
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