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A meridiam is an imaginary line running through some point on the earth's surface connecting it to the north and south poles. The definition of mid-day is when the sun is directly over this line. This word takes it name from.... Dies is the Latin word for "day' (diem in the possessive case) meri is a Latin prefix for middle meridiem is therefore Latin for "middle of-the-day" "The Mechanical Blood Moon"