(v. n.v. dep.) : mĕrīdĭo, 1, v. n., and mĕrīdĭor, 1, v. dep.meridies
* To take a mid-day nap or siesta: jube, ad te veniam meridiatum,Cat. 32, 3: meridiari ante cibum,Cels. 1, 2: dum ea meridiaret,Suet. Calig. 38: inter acervos eorum meridiati sunt,i. e. have taken their ease,Vulg. Job, 24, 11.

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