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Meridian

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The north-south celestial arc through zenith, defining Midheaven. In poetry, meridians prime daily highs or longitudinal life peaks.

Detailed Definition
Meridian, local space axis, times transits. Poets meridian in noontide poems like Marvell's. Literary zeniths symbolize culmination. The term's vertical arc poeticizes apex, where meridians crest days, allowing explorations of ambition, passage, and the midday summit of diurnal destinies.
Example
Example in poetry:
In noon's crossing by Wordsworth: "Meridian sun bathes the daffodil's gold."; Shakespeare's meridian kings: "At meridian height, the crown's glory fades."; Modern poet Robert Hass meridian: "Meridian line divides the valley's light and shade."; In Dante's south, meridian climbs: "Purgatory's meridian purges the midday sin."; Louise Glück meridian silence: "Meridian pause holds the wild iris's bloom."
Additional Notes
Meridian crosses zenith, MC/IC axis. Poets meridians daily peaks—context: local space; primes longitudinal highs.
Also Known As
Culmination Prime Meridian Noon
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