"ante meridiem" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: From Latin ante (“before”) + merīdiem, accusative singular of merīdiēs (“noon, midday”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ante||before}} Latin ante (“before”), {{m|la|merīdiem}} merīdiem, {{m|la|merīdiēs||noon, midday}} merīdiēs (“noon, midday”) 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

Alternative forms

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