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postmeridian

[pohst-muh-rid-ee-uh n]
adjective
  1. of or relating to the afternoon.
  2. occurring after noon: a postmeridian lull.
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Origin of postmeridian

First recorded in 1620–30; post- + meridian
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British Dictionary definitions for postmeridian

postmeridian

adjective
  1. after noon; in the afternoon or evening
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Word Origin for postmeridian

C17: from Latin postmerīdiānus in the afternoon; see post-, meridian
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