sleepmeridian
/ˌsliːpməˈrɪdiən/nounVerified NewAlso in: Schlafmeridian (Deutsch) · sueñomeridiano (Español) · sommeilméridien (Français)
The line between the first and second half of the night — the meridian of sleep, after which the country changes.
The sleepmeridian is crossed around three or four: before it, the deep ocean of the first cycles; after it, the shallow, dream-rich water of the morning. The meridian is not on any clock, but every sleeper knows the crossing — the night's character changes, and the dreams begin to hurry.
Etym. — sleep + meridian — the geographical metaphor for the night's dividing line; a meridian is exactly a line that divides a territory into halves.
Rel. — sleepcartography · sleeparchipelago
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