🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Tarde

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tarde

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Post-Meridian/ˌpoʊst.məˈrɪ.di.ən/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As horas da tarde costumam ser mais calmas no escritório."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the period of time after noon.

    "The post-meridian hours are often quieter in the office."
  2. 2

    Used to describe events or activities occurring after midday.

    "She prefers to schedule her meetings in the post-meridian timeframe."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'post-meridian' is derived from Latin roots, where 'post' means 'after' and 'meridianus' refers to 'midday' or 'noon'. It emerged in the English language in the 19th century as a way to denote the time period after noon.

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