Meridian - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈrɪdɪən|  American pronunciation of the word meridian
Brit.  |məˈrɪdɪən|  British pronunciation of the word meridian

noun

- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (syn: acme, elevation, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top)
- a town in eastern Mississippi
- 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

adjective

- being at the best stage of development (syn: prime)

Extra examples

...a lawyer at the meridian of his career arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court...

He was born in the mountains, but his blood is all meridian.

The sea undergoes a flux and reflux as often as the moon passes the meridian.

Word forms

noun
singular: meridian
plural: meridians
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