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The term AM -- Latin ante meridiem -- indicates times before noon, some of which may occur during nighttime hours.

Conversely, PM -- Latin post meridiem -- indicates time after noon, some of which may occur during daylight hours.

Then, logically, AM could only mean morning.

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From which language the word ante meridiem and post meridiem come from?

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.


What is the full form am and pm?

AM and PM are abbreviations for ante meridiem and post meridiem mean before noon and after noon post meridiem or post meridian.


What do mean am and pm?

what do am and pm mean? well am means it is morning pm means its afternoon and night AM Means : ANTI MERIDIAN PM Means : POST MERIDIAN


What does 'post meridiem' mean in french?

'post meridiem' is Latin for afternoon. The french for afternoon is 'apres - midi'.


What is a post meridian?

The correct term is post meridiem (not meridian). "Post" means after, and "meridiem" is Latin for "mid-day." Therefore, post meridiem means after mid-day. In modern times, we use it to mean after 12-noon until midnight. By convention, exactly 12-noon belongs to P.M. and exactly 12-midnight belongs to A.M.


What A.m P.M stands for?

AM stands for Ante Meridiem that is Latin for before noon. PM stands for post meridiem that stands for post noon.


Why is am morning and pm afternoon?

am and pm are latin words. am means ante meridiem where ante is before so am is before noon. pm is post meridiem where post mean after. So pm is after noon : see related link for additional information .


What is P.M means after noon?

"post meridiem" ("after noon").


How do you correctly abbreviate pm?

The correct abbreviation for "pm" is "p.m." It stands for post meridiem, which means "after noon" in Latin.


Am and pm?

This is not really a question. AM stands for ante meridiem which means before noon. PM stands for post meridiem which means after noon.


If you say the time is 1200 PM the PM stands for what two words?

Post Meridiem "AM" means ante meridiem, or before noon. "PM" means post meridiem, or after noon. The "M" is the meridiem, or middle. In our day, that is noon, or 12:00 PM ... Meridiem being of Latin origin is often spelled incorrectly as Meridian.


What is mean by meridiem in time?

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.