Search results
- DictionaryA & M
abbreviation
- 1. Hymns Ancient and Modern.
- 2. Agricultural and Mechanical (college). US
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
AM = Ante meridiem: Before noon. PM = Post meridiem: After noon. Using numbers from 1 to 12, followed by am or pm, the 12-hour clock system identifies all 24 hours of the day. For example, 5 am is early in the morning, and 5 pm is late in the afternoon; 1 am is one hour after midnight, while 11 pm is one hour before midnight.
Definition of a.m. abbreviation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
used when referring to a time between twelve o’clock at night and twelve o’clock in the middle of the day; past the middle of the night, or in the morning: We fly out of New York late in the evening and arrive in London at 7 a.m. the next morning.
A.M. meaning: 1. used to refer to a time between 12 o'clock in the night and 12 o'clock in the day: 2. present…. Learn more.
The abbreviation a.m. for Latin ante merīdiem, meaning “before noon,” refers to the period from midnight until noon. One minute before noon is 11:59 a.m. One minute after noon is 12:01 p.m.
The abbreviation a.m. stands for the Latin phrase ante meridiem, which means “before noon.” —
Jun 2, 2024 · The 12-hour clock, which is used in the U.S., Canada, and a few other countries, divides time into two cycles: a.m. (ante meridiem, Latin for before midday) from midnight, 12 a.m., to 11:59 a.m.; and p.m. (post meridiem, Latin for after midday) from noon, 12 p.m., to 11:59 p.m.
The meaning of ANTE MERIDIEM is being before noon —abbreviation AM, a.m., or (British) am.
adjective. before noon. synonyms: ante meridiem. antemeridian. before noon. Pronunciation. US. /ˈeɪ ˌɛm/ UK. /ˈeɪɛm/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "A.m.." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/a.m.. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,008,272 new words.
Definition of 'am' Word Frequency. am. (əm , STRONG æm ) A1. Am is the first person singular of the present tense of be 1. Am is often shortened to 'm in spoken English. The negative forms are 'I am not' and 'I'm not'. In questions and tags in spoken English, these are usually changed to 'aren't I'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
