postmeridiann.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)mᵻˈrɪdɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)məˈrɪdiən/

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

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin postmeridianum the hours after midday, afternoon (6th cent.), use as noun (short for classical Latin postmerīdiānum tempus the time after midday) of neuter of classical Latin postmerīdiānus , adjective; as adjective < classical Latin postmerīdiānus (also in contracted form pōmerīdiānus ) (adjective) of or occurring in the afternoon < post after (see post- prefix) + merīdiēs midday (see meridian adj.) + -ānus -an suffix (compare merīdiānus meridian adj.). With use as adjective compare antemeridian adj., and earlier pomeridian adj. With geological senses (see senses A. 2, B. 2) compare premeridian adj. In use as adverb perhaps erroneously for post meridiem adv.

A. n.

1. The hours after midday, the afternoon. Chiefly figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

evenOE

overnoonOE

midovernoona1325

afternoonc1330

mid-afternoona1400

undern1470

after-dinner1576

postmeridian1583

evening1587

post meridiem1647

none1656

noon1667

postnoon1686

aft1772

p.m.1776

after1906

pip emma1912

arvo1933

pee em1933

afty1966

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. I The morning is meete for grauer studies, the postmeridian for pleasaunt solace.

1708 E. Ward Mod. World Disrob'd 77 She is convinc'd, by the sorrowful Declension of her Halcyon Days, and the Post Meridian of her fading Beauty, that Gentlemen of Value are not such Fools.

1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock x. 102 One of your comfortably funded single ladies,..in the post-meridian of life without receiving an offer.

1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 151 The forenoon shadows of the sun of human intellect were of untrustworthy measure, and the dial to begin to work by was shadowed till post-meridian!

1937 Times 31 Mar. 11/4 We discover endless examples of essential night work, and are forced to the conclusion that modern civilization cannot afford to discriminate between ante and post meridian.

1969 Hispanic Rev. 37 208 The high noon of Charles the Fifth had declined into the somber post-meridian of Philip II.

†2. Geology. The ninth of fifteen subdivisions into which the geologist H. D. Rogers divided the Palaeozoic strata of the Appalachian mountain system. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 300 Post-Meridian,..the ‘Afternoon’ of the North American Palæozoics, and the equivalent, in part, of our Lower Devonians.

1877 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1876–7 16 553 (heading) Upper Helderburg or Corniferous Limestone (Post Meridian).

B. adj.

1. Of or relating to the afternoon; occurring after noon or midday. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

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

afternoon1528

pomeridian1575

postmeridian1592

postmeridional1767

anteprandial1802

mid-afternoon1855

1592 T. Hood Vse of Both Globes sig. H3^v The post meridian altitude is the distance of the Sunne or Starr from the Horizon after noone.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §57 An over hasty digestion, which is the inconvenience of postmeridian sleeps.

1727 Templer's Bill of Complaint 11 The fates, indulgent, might conduct my steps, Of visit in pretence, to fill up chinks With supplemental post-meridian Tea.

1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. 216 I took the opportunity, when business called Mr. Carminative from solacing himself with his usual post meridian sneaker, to flip into the sixpenny bowl thirty drops of thebaic tincture.

1807 Ann. Rev. 5 569/2 The postmeridian degrees of civilization (to preserve the author's metaphor) are less favourable to the popularity of the drama.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 198 The pyrexia of tuberculosis attains its maximum..in the post-meridian hours of the day.

1930 Times 7 May 17/7 A portrait of the patriarch David in his post-meridian days.

1937 Times 15 Jan. 13/5 Have they merely dreamed of days when real life was always in the afternoon, and an exacting idol sternly demanded post-meridian worship?

1991 Science 27 Sept. 1512/1 The features are essentially unresolved by our beam and they should show consistent reflectivity curves for premeridian and postmeridian observations.

†2. Geology. Of, relating to, or designating the ninth of fifteen subdivisions into which the geologist H. D. Rogers divided the Palaeozoic strata of the Appalachian mountain system. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1858 H. D. Rogers Geol. Pennsylvania II. ii. 749 These periods, applicable only to the American Palæozoic day, are the Primal..Pre-Meridian, Meridian, Post-Meridian [etc.].

C. adv.

After midday; in the afternoon.

ΘΚΠ

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

p.m.1642

postmeridian1681

1681 W. Knight Vox Stellarum Introd. vii. 22 In 1677, March 9th, at 9 hours, 27 minutes Post-Meridian or Afternoon.

1763 S. Pearse Coelestial Diary The Autumnal Quarter Takes its Beginning on Thursday the 22d of September, at 20 Hours 52 Minutes postmeridian.

1795 C. Dibdin in Life (1803) III. 335 'Twas post meridian, half past four, By signal I from Nancy parted.

1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. i. 3 About the hour of half past eleven, post meridian, the moon was shining.

1877 Times 1 Feb. 4/4 The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in the hall of the House of Representatives, at the hour of 1 o'clock post meridian.

1916 Federal Child Labor Law § 1, in Amer. Econ. Rev. 6 955 Children..permitted to work..after the hour of seven o'clock postmeridian.

1996 New Eng. Q. 69 397 Turkey's ire builds up through the morning and, post-meridian, is vented.

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

单词	postmeridian
释义	postmeridiann.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)mᵻˈrɪdɪən/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)məˈrɪdiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin postmeridianum, postmerīdiānus. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin postmeridianum the hours after midday, afternoon (6th cent.), use as noun (short for classical Latin postmerīdiānum tempus the time after midday) of neuter of classical Latin postmerīdiānus , adjective; as adjective < classical Latin postmerīdiānus (also in contracted form pōmerīdiānus ) (adjective) of or occurring in the afternoon < post after (see post- prefix) + merīdiēs midday (see meridian adj.) + -ānus -an suffix (compare merīdiānus meridian adj.). With use as adjective compare antemeridian adj., and earlier pomeridian adj. With geological senses (see senses A. 2, B. 2) compare premeridian adj. In use as adverb perhaps erroneously for post meridiem adv. A. n. 1. The hours after midday, the afternoon. Chiefly figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [noun] evenOE overnoonOE midovernoona1325 afternoonc1330 mid-afternoona1400 undern1470 after-dinner1576 postmeridian1583 evening1587 post meridiem1647 none1656 noon1667 postnoon1686 aft1772 p.m.1776 after1906 pip emma1912 arvo1933 pee em1933 afty1966 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. I The morning is meete for grauer studies, the postmeridian for pleasaunt solace. 1708 E. Ward Mod. World Disrob'd 77 She is convinc'd, by the sorrowful Declension of her Halcyon Days, and the Post Meridian of her fading Beauty, that Gentlemen of Value are not such Fools. 1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock x. 102 One of your comfortably funded single ladies,..in the post-meridian of life without receiving an offer. 1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 151 The forenoon shadows of the sun of human intellect were of untrustworthy measure, and the dial to begin to work by was shadowed till post-meridian! 1937 Times 31 Mar. 11/4 We discover endless examples of essential night work, and are forced to the conclusion that modern civilization cannot afford to discriminate between ante and post meridian. 1969 Hispanic Rev. 37 208 The high noon of Charles the Fifth had declined into the somber post-meridian of Philip II. †2. Geology. The ninth of fifteen subdivisions into which the geologist H. D. Rogers divided the Palaeozoic strata of the Appalachian mountain system. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 300 Post-Meridian,..the ‘Afternoon’ of the North American Palæozoics, and the equivalent, in part, of our Lower Devonians. 1877 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1876–7 16 553 (heading) Upper Helderburg or Corniferous Limestone (Post Meridian). B. adj. 1. Of or relating to the afternoon; occurring after noon or midday. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [adjective] afternoon1528 pomeridian1575 postmeridian1592 postmeridional1767 anteprandial1802 mid-afternoon1855 1592 T. Hood Vse of Both Globes sig. H3^v The post meridian altitude is the distance of the Sunne or Starr from the Horizon after noone. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §57 An over hasty digestion, which is the inconvenience of postmeridian sleeps. 1727 Templer's Bill of Complaint 11 The fates, indulgent, might conduct my steps, Of visit in pretence, to fill up chinks With supplemental post-meridian Tea. 1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. 216 I took the opportunity, when business called Mr. Carminative from solacing himself with his usual post meridian sneaker, to flip into the sixpenny bowl thirty drops of thebaic tincture. 1807 Ann. Rev. 5 569/2 The postmeridian degrees of civilization (to preserve the author's metaphor) are less favourable to the popularity of the drama. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 198 The pyrexia of tuberculosis attains its maximum..in the post-meridian hours of the day. 1930 Times 7 May 17/7 A portrait of the patriarch David in his post-meridian days. 1937 Times 15 Jan. 13/5 Have they merely dreamed of days when real life was always in the afternoon, and an exacting idol sternly demanded post-meridian worship? 1991 Science 27 Sept. 1512/1 The features are essentially unresolved by our beam and they should show consistent reflectivity curves for premeridian and postmeridian observations. †2. Geology. Of, relating to, or designating the ninth of fifteen subdivisions into which the geologist H. D. Rogers divided the Palaeozoic strata of the Appalachian mountain system. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1858 H. D. Rogers Geol. Pennsylvania II. ii. 749 These periods, applicable only to the American Palæozoic day, are the Primal..Pre-Meridian, Meridian, Post-Meridian [etc.]. C. adv. After midday; in the afternoon. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > afternoon [phrase] p.m.1642 postmeridian1681 1681 W. Knight Vox Stellarum Introd. vii. 22 In 1677, March 9th, at 9 hours, 27 minutes Post-Meridian or Afternoon. 1763 S. Pearse Coelestial Diary The Autumnal Quarter Takes its Beginning on Thursday the 22d of September, at 20 Hours 52 Minutes postmeridian. 1795 C. Dibdin in Life (1803) III. 335 'Twas post meridian, half past four, By signal I from Nancy parted. 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. i. 3 About the hour of half past eleven, post meridian, the moon was shining. 1877 Times 1 Feb. 4/4 The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in the hall of the House of Representatives, at the hour of 1 o'clock post meridian. 1916 Federal Child Labor Law § 1, in Amer. Econ. Rev. 6 955 Children..permitted to work..after the hour of seven o'clock postmeridian. 1996 New Eng. Q. 69 397 Turkey's ire builds up through the morning and, post-meridian, is vented. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.1583
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