meridional C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /məˈrɪdiənəl/ UK /məˈrɪdiənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of the south or a meridian; characteristic of southern peoples The meridional climate favored vineyards and olive groves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of the south or a meridian;... southernsoutherlyaustralmeridian ↔ Opposites northernborealseptentrional Word family Related forms meridian Etymology AI details From Old French meridional, from Late Latin merīdiōnālis 'southern', from Latin merīdiēs 'midday, south', from medius 'middle' + diēs 'day'. merīdiōnālis Latin merīdiēs Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # meridional **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /məˈrɪdiənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈrɪdiənəl/ ## Meanings 1. of the south or a meridian; characteristic of southern peoples ## Examples - The meridional climate favored vineyards and olive groves. ## Synonyms - southern - southerly - austral - meridian ## Antonyms - northern - boreal - septentrional ## Related Forms - meridian ## Roots and Affixes - Root: merīdiōnālis - Root: merīdiēs ## Etymology From Old French meridional, from Late Latin merīdiōnālis 'southern', from Latin merīdiēs 'midday, south', from medius 'middle' + diēs 'day'. ## AI Etymology Meridional comes from Old French meridional, from Late Latin merīdiōnālis 'southern', from Latin merīdiēs 'midday, south', from medius 'middle' + diēs 'day'. The etymological trail includes Latin merīdiōnālis and Latin merīdiēs. As an adjective, meridional means of the south or a meridian; characteristic of southern peoples. The same family is visible in related forms such as meridian. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown