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meridional
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synonyms: austral ???
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Definition:1. Of or pertaining to the meridian.2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)---1. Located in the south, southern; later especially, pertaining to the south of France or other southern parts of Europe. [from 14th c.]2. (astronomy, geography) Along a north-south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian. [from 15th c.]3. Of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the south of France or other southern parts of Europe. [from 19th c.]text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Offices that require heat ... should be meridional.
Sir H. Wotton.
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she could not prevent the Perigordian string of her vocal instrument from giving back a resonant sound quite in harmony, moreover, with the Meridional purity of her features;
Marcel Proust. In Search of Lost Time [volume 2]
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On land, meridional, a bispherical moon, revealed in imperfect varying phases of lunation through the posterior interstice of the imperfectly occluded skirt of a carnose negligent perambulating female, a pillar of the cloud by day.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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