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meridian
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meridian
(noun)
prime meridian
(noun)
meridian
/mə
ˈ
rɪdijən/
noun
plural
meridians
meridian
/mə
ˈ
rɪdijən/
noun
plural
meridians
Britannica Dictionary definition of MERIDIAN
[
count
]
:
any one of the lines that go from the North Pole to the South Pole on maps of the world
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see also
prime meridian
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