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Meridian
·adj Midday; noon. II. Meridian ·adj Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian s...

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meridian, of the earth
Is an imaginary great circle passing through the zenith and the poles, and cutting the equator at ri...

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ante
antĕ (old form anti, whence antidea, antideo, antidhac; v. antea, anteeo, and antehac) [Gr. ἀντί, ...

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ante
ante adv.and praep.I ANT-. I I. Adv., of space, before, in front, forwards : ante aut post pugnan...

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Ante
·vt & ·vi To put up (an ante). II. Ante ·noun Each player's stake, which is put into the pool befor...

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Ante-
·- A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to ·Gr. 'anti', ·Skr. anti, ·Goth. and-, anda- (only in ·com...

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meridian error
The deviation of a transit-instrument from the plane of the meridian at the horizon; it is also term...

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Ante mortem
·add. ·- Before death; — generally used adjectivelly; as, an ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem exa...

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ante lucan
Before daylight. ...

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ante mural
See outworks. ...

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plane of the meridian
See meridian. ...

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