Méridien historically and midi presently are literal French equivalents of the Latin word meridiem. The respective pronunciations of the masculine singular noun -- which translates as "mid-day" -- will be "mey-ree-dya" and "mee-dee" in French.
'post meridiem' is Latin for afternoon. The french for afternoon is 'apres - midi'.
Meridiem is Latin for the middle of the day. Ante meridiem (AM) is Latin for before the middle of the day, and post meridiem (PM) is Latin for after the middle of the day.
AM stands for 'Ante Meridiem' (Latin for 'before midday') and PM stands for 'Post Meridiem' (Latin for 'after midday').
a.m is an abbreviation and means before noon ie before 1200 hours. It comes from the Latin words ante meridiem (translated into English it means before midday) p.m is an abbreviation and means after noon ie after 1200 hours. It comes from the Latin words post meridiem (translated into English it means after midday)
AM = ante meridiem and PM = post meridiem. AM Ante Meridiem Stands for Before Noon in Latin PM Post Meridiem Stands for After Noon in Latin
The words "ante meridiem" and "post meridiem" come from Latin. "Ante meridiem" means "before noon" and "post meridiem" means "after noon." They are often abbreviated as "AM" and "PM" in English.
Am - ante meridiem (Latin for before midday)Pm - post meridiem (Latin for after midday)
P.M. Stands for Post Meridiem, which literally translated from Latin means "after midday." Brought into context, this means afternoon.
Am stands for Ante Meridiem, Latin for before noon, Pm stands for post meridiem, Latin for after noon.
post meridiem
Ante meridiem or meridian for A.M and Post meridiem or meridian.
They are acronyms. A.M. (Latin ante meridiem, "before noon") and P.M. (Latin post meridiem, "after noon")