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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
meridian
1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development - his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty - the artist's 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 • Derivationally related forms: top (for: top), superlative (for: superlative), peak (for: peak), elevate (for: elevation) • Hypernyms: degree, level, stage, point 2. 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 • Derivationally related forms: meridional • Hypernyms: great circle • Hyponyms: observer's meridian, prime meridian, magnetic meridian • Instance Hyponyms: dateline, date line, International Date Line
1. of or happening at noon - meridian hour • Pertains to noun: noon 2. being at the best stage of development - "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning • Syn: prime • Similar to: mature
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