a.m.
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[edit] Etymology
Abbreviation of Latin ante meridiem, "before noon".
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[edit] Abbreviation
a.m.
- before noon (used after a time to indicate it is between midnight and noon, i.e., in the morning)
- ad modum (less commonly used)
[edit] Usage notes
- Since a.m. means "before noon" and p.m. means "after noon", the terms "12:00 a.m." (referring to the minute between 11:59 p.m. and 12:01 a.m., i.e. 12:00 midnight) and "12 p.m." (referring to the minute between 11:59 a.m. and 12:01 p.m., i.e. 12:00 noon) can be considered self-contradictory; nonetheless, they are in common use by many speakers.
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- in the morning
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[edit] Translations
before noon
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