meridian (adj.)

  1. of or happening at noon; meridian hour'

    meridian (n.)

  1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty; the artists gifts are at their acme; at the height of her career; the peak of perfection; summer was at its peak; ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame; the summit of his ambition; so many highest superlatives achieved by man; at the top of his profession

    [ Syn: acme , height , elevation , peak , pinnacle , summit , superlative , tiptop , top ]

  2. a town in eastern Mississippi

    [ Syn: meridian ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: line of longitude ]

    meridian (adj.)

  1. being at the best stage of development; our manhoods prime vigor- Robert Browning

    [ Syn: prime ]

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