"ante meridiem" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ante merīdiem, from Latin ante (“before”) + merīdiem, accusative singular of merīdiēs (“noon, midday”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ML.|ante merīdiem}} Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ante merīdiem, {{der|en|la|ante||before}} Latin ante (“before”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} ante meridiem (not comparable)
  1. before noon, in the morning. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: am, AM, a.m., antemeridiem
    Sense id: en-ante_meridiem-en-adv-KkVeoTWu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1725, Church of Scotland. General Assembly, “Index of the ACTS of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland held in the Year 1725, which are not here printed.”, in Compilation of Scans of The Principal Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1721–1730, digitised for George Mosman in 2008, (mistitled by Google Books as if relating to 1721 only), Edinburgh, Scotland: James Davidson & Robert Fleming, 5th Section: The Principal Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Conveened [sic] at Edinburgh, the 6th of May, 1725, page 29 of 1725 Section (5th page of Index):",
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