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postmeridian

postmeridian adjective: of or pertaining to the afternoon.

Adjective

postmeridian (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to the afternoon

Origin of postmeridian

From post- + meridian.

Questions about postmeridian

What does postmeridian mean?
Postmeridian means of or pertaining to the afternoon.
What part of speech is postmeridian?
Postmeridian is an adjective.

Words near postmeridian in the dictionary

  1. postmenstrual
  2. postmenstrually
  3. postmental
  4. postmentum
  5. postmerger
  6. postmeridian
  7. postmessianic
  8. postmetaconule
  9. postmetacristid
  10. postmetacristids
  11. postmetamorphic

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