postmeridian

[pohst-muh-rid-ee-uhn]

post·me·rid·i·an

[pohst-muh-rid-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the afternoon.
2.
occurring after noon: a postmeridian lull.

Origin:
1620–30; post- + meridian
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Postmeridian has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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postmeridian (ˌpəʊstməˈrɪdɪən)
 
adj
after noon; in the afternoon or evening
 
[C17: from Latin postmerīdiānus in the afternoon; see post-, meridian]

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