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Meaning of POSTMERIDIAN

Pronunciation:  `powstmu'rideeun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  after noon
 

POSTMERIDIAN is a 12 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: afternoon(a), p.m., pm, post meridiem
 
 Antonyms: antemeridian
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.)

2. Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late. [R.]

 

 

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