abbr.

1. airmail
2. anno mundi
3. also a.m. or A.M. ante meridiem

USAGE NOTE   By definition, 12 A.M. denotes midnight, and 12 P.M. denotes noon, but there is sufficient confusion over these uses to make it advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight where clarity is required.

before midday (ante meridiem)

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: before noon
  Synonyms: ante meridiem, am

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - om morgenen, om formiddagen

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = ante meridiem) avant midi

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - vormittags

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - προ μεσημβρίας, π.μ.

Italiano (Italian)
ante meridiem, del mattino, al mattino

Português (Portuguese)
abbr., -
adv. - hora entre meia-noite e meio-dia

Русский (Russian)
до полудня

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - Maestro en humanidades, modulación de amplitud, de la mañana, ante meridiano

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - förmiddag, anno mundi

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
午前, 上午, 早上

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 午前, 上午, 早上

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - ante meridiem(오전)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 午前, 午前の

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮לפני הצהריים‬

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