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ante meridiem
 
SYLLABICATION:an·te me·rid·i·em
PRONUNCIATION:  nt m-rd-m
ADVERB & ADJECTIVE:abbr. A.M. or a.m. or a.m. Before noon. Used chiefly in the abbreviated form to specify the hour: 10:30 a.m.; an a.m. appointment. See Usage Note at A.M..
ETYMOLOGY:Latin ante, before + merdiem, accusative of merdis, noon.
 
 
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