Meridiem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meridiem is a noun meaning (uncountable, rare) Midday, noon.
Meaning
(uncountable, rare) Midday, noon.
More Meanings
- (countable, computing) The property of a timestamp of being either a.m. or p.m.
Example Sentences
if (hour < 12) { meridiem = 'am'; } else { meridiem = 'pm'; }
Quantities and frequencies are distributed as follows (neglecting the meridiem hour):[…]
The terminal responds N HH MM CR where N, HH, and MM are the meridiem, hour, and minutes, as above.
From prior to first light to the meridiem – yes, that means noon – the activities around Leelanau are as varied as the people who call it home:
Word Forms
- meridiems
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meridian, midhour, noon, midmorn, midafternoon, midevening.
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