postmeridian

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adjective

of or pertaining to the afternoon

Opposite
antemeridian
OriginEnglish meridian ← Middle English meridian ← Latin merīdiānus →
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Meanings

adjectivepostmeridian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or pertaining to the afternoon

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveafter midday

Opposite
antemeridian
Also see
pomeridian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*me
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  10. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  11. Proto-Italic*meðios
  12. Latinmedius
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  15. Proto-Italic*djous
  16. Latindiēs
  17. Latinmedīdiēs
  18. Latinmerīdiēs
  19. Latinmerīdiānus
  20. Middle Englishmeridian
  21. Englishmeridian
  22. Englishpostmeridian

From post- + meridian.

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APA

postmeridian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmeridian

MLA

“postmeridian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmeridian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmeridian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmeridian.

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