MERIDIAN

meridian. meridian, pertaining to noone tide

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meridian. Meridian, n. a line drawn from north to south

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Me‐rid″i‐an (?), a. [[F. méridien, L. meridianus pertaining to noon, fr. meridies noon, midday, for older medidies; medius mid, middle + dies day. See Mid, and Diurnal.]] 1. 1. Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course. “Meridian hour.” Milton.
Tables . . . to find the altitude meridian. Chaucer. 2. 2. Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.