单词 | postnoon |
释义 | > as lemmaspostnoon postnoon n. and adj. Brit. /(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈnuːn/ , U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈnun/ rare (a) n. afternoon; (b) adj. occurring or undertaken after midday.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 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xv. 96 At other hours of the Ante-Noon, and Post-Noon more especially. 1968 Times 6 Nov. 3/2 A genuine statistical bias towards either prenoon or postnoon sightings would be important evidence for calculating the orbits of meteorites. 2000 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gazette (Nexis) 23 June a18 Mr. Baker's vision sounds like a call for prenoon or postnoon lunch hours. < as lemmas |
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