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meridian

/məˈɪdiən/mur-IH-dee-uhn
/mɚˈɪdiən/mur-IH-dee-uhn

Meaningbelonging to mid-day

Common meaning: a north-south line

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DIW‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 158, p. 735 · scan
  2. Latinmeridianus‘belonging to mid-day’source
  3. Old Frenchmeridiensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsbelonging to mid-day → a north-south linemeridian‘a north-south line’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin meridianus ‘belonging to mid-day’.

Roots

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