MERIDIES, meridies
Sounds Like: MEH-ri-dee-es
Translations: midday, a midday, noon, a noon, south, a south, south wind, a south wind
From the root: MERIDIES
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Meridies is a Latin noun primarily referring to 'midday' or 'noon', the time of day when the sun is at its highest point. Due to the sun's position at midday in the Northern Hemisphere, it also came to mean 'south' or 'the south wind'. It can be used to indicate a specific time or a geographical direction.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine (though often treated as masculine in some contexts, it's formally feminine in the 5th declension).
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- MERIDIE — at noon, at midday
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