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meridian

/məˈɹɪ.di.ən/noun, adjective4 syllables

Meridian means: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.

Synonyms for meridian12

noun, as in the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

noun, as in an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

line of longitude

adjective, as in being at the best stage of development

prime, mature

What does meridian mean?5

noun

1

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development“his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”

2

an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator“all points on the same meridian have the same longitude”

3

a town in eastern Mississippi

adjective

1

being at the best stage of development“our manhood's prime vigor”

2

of or happening at noon“meridian hour”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with meridian?1

four syllables

obsidian
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Meridian in a sentence

  • The moon does not cross the meridian today.Theocracy
  • The Greenwich meridian passes through the country.sundown

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Forms of meridian

as a noun

plural
meridians