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meridian(1) (iou)



meridian adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French meridien or Latin meridianus, from meridies midday, south, from (by dissimilation) medius middle + dies day: see -AN.]
Of or pertaining to midday or noon. Now literary. LME.
Of or pertaining to the position, strength, etc., of the sun at midday. LME.
b. Of supreme excellence; consummate. M17-M18.
c. fig. Pertaining to or characteristic of the point or period of highest development or splendour (of a person, institution, etc.). L17.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a meridian. LME.
meridian altitude the angle between the horizon and a celestial object as it crosses the meridian. meridian circle, meridian line = MERIDIAN noun 5.
Southern, meridional. rare. LME.