postmeridionaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)mᵻˈrɪdɪənl/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)məˈrɪdiən(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, meridional adj.

Etymology: < post- prefix + meridional adj., after post meridiem adv. Compare earlier postmeridian n.

= postmeridian adj. 1.In quot. 1767 in a parody of Johnsonian style.

ΘΚΠ

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

afternoon1528

pomeridian1575

postmeridian1592

postmeridional1767

anteprandial1802

mid-afternoon1855

1767 A. Campbell Lexiphanes 8 After our post-meridional refection.

1931 Times 4 May 15/6 Numerous devices of type and symbol are employed for distinguishing anti- and post-meridional time, but they are often uncertain and sometimes clumsy.

1960 E. R. Hughes Two Chinese Poets x. 180 Given these ancient Chinese observers had a center-standardized clepsydra, they would see from the post-meridional slant of the shadow on the plate that the sun had not yet reached its meridian.

1993 Times (Nexis) 31 July With bunting stretched across the street and with litter fluttering like amputee birds, it has the feel of the site of some post-meridional ritual.

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

单词	postmeridional
释义	postmeridionaladj. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)mᵻˈrɪdɪənl/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)məˈrɪdiən(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, meridional adj. Etymology: < post- prefix + meridional adj., after post meridiem adv. Compare earlier postmeridian n. = postmeridian adj. 1.In quot. 1767 in a parody of Johnsonian style. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [adjective] afternoon1528 pomeridian1575 postmeridian1592 postmeridional1767 anteprandial1802 mid-afternoon1855 1767 A. Campbell Lexiphanes 8 After our post-meridional refection. 1931 Times 4 May 15/6 Numerous devices of type and symbol are employed for distinguishing anti- and post-meridional time, but they are often uncertain and sometimes clumsy. 1960 E. R. Hughes Two Chinese Poets x. 180 Given these ancient Chinese observers had a center-standardized clepsydra, they would see from the post-meridional slant of the shadow on the plate that the sun had not yet reached its meridian. 1993 Times (Nexis) 31 July With bunting stretched across the street and with litter fluttering like amputee birds, it has the feel of the site of some post-meridional ritual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1767
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