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pomeridian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pomerid-i-an
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the afternoon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin pomeridianus (“of the afternoon”), contraction of postmeridianus.

Inflected Forms

more pomeridian (comparative) most pomeridian (superlative)

Synonyms

postmeridian

Questions

What does pomeridian mean?
Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
Where does pomeridian come from?
From Latin pomeridianus (“of the afternoon”), contraction of postmeridianus.

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