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/pohst'meuh rid"ee euhn/, adj.1. of or pertaining to the afternoon.2. occurring after noon: a postmeridian lull.[1620-30; POST- + MERIDIAN]
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postmeridian — POSTMERIDIÁN, Ă, postmeridieni, e, adj. Care are loc în cursul după amiezii, de după amiază. [pr.: di an] – Din fr. postméridien. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 04.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Postmeridian ≠ antemeridian Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
Postmeridian — Post me*rid i*an, a. [L. postmeridianus; post after + meridianus. See {Meridian}.] 1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M.) [1913 Webster] 2. Fig., belonging to the after portion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postmeridian — [pōst΄mə rid′ē ən] adj. [L postmeridianus: see POST & MERIDIAN] after noon; of or in the afternoon … English World dictionary
postmeridian — adjective of or pertaining to the afternoon … Wiktionary
postmeridián — adj. m. (sil. di an; mf. post ), pl. postmeridiéni (sil. di eni); f. sg. postmeridiánã, pl. postmeridiéne; abr. p. m … Romanian orthography
postmeridian — , post meridiem The first means related to or happening in the afternoon. The second, also pertaining to the period after noon, is the Latin term better known to most of us as the abbreviation p.m. Note the different terminal spellings … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
postmeridian — post·me·rid·i·an || ‚pəʊstmÉ™ rɪdɪən adj. afternoon and evening, time after noon; hours between noon and midnight … English contemporary dictionary
postmeridian — (pohst meh RIH dee en) [Latin] Pertaining to or occurring in the afternoon … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
postmeridian — post·meridian … English syllables
postmeridian — post•me•rid•i•an [[t]ˌpoʊst məˈrɪd i ən[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to the afternoon 2) occurring after noon • Etymology: 1620–30; < L … From formal English to slang
