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It means "midday" or "noon." It's a dissimulation of "medius + dies" where" "Medius" is an adjective put in the locative case meaning "in the middle of", and "dies" is a (feminine) noun meaning "day."
The reason it ends in "-em" instead of "-ies" is not certain but is said to be variants found in various parts where Latin used to be spoken.
Source: Oxford Latin Dictionary - entry "Meridies -ei"
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What does A. M. stand for?
AM Stands for Ante Meridiem and PM stands for Post Meridiem.
What does AM and PM stand for?
AM stands for 'Ante Meridiem' (Latin for 'before midday') and PM stands for 'Post Meridiem' (Latin for 'after midday').
What does meridiem mean in English?
"Meridiem" is a Latin word that translates to "midday" or "noon" in English. It is commonly used in the terms "AM" (ante meridiem, meaning "before midday") and "PM" (post meridiem, meaning "after midday") to denote time before and after noon, respectively.
What does pm in 7pm stand for?
AM as in 10AM stands for "ante meridiem" (before midday). PM as in 10PM stands for "post meridiem" (after midday). Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060820143609AAMUvNU (where Wikipedia is listed as the source)
What is the meaning o f the word ante meridiem?
The Latin word ante meridiem refers to "before noon" in English language.
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 fullform of am?
ante meridiem post meridiem
Where does am and pm come from?
am stands for Ante Meridiem and pm for post Meridiem. Meridiem is the word used for noon.
Definition of am pm?
Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem
What is am and pm stands for?
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
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.
What is abbreviation of am and pm?
A.M is Ante Meridiem P.M is Post Meridiem
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.
FULL FORM am and pm?
AM: Ante Meridiem; PM: Post Meridiem
What does the a stand for in a.m.?
A.M. = ante meridiem P.M. = post meridiem.
What does A. M. stand for?
AM Stands for Ante Meridiem and PM stands for Post Meridiem.
Is there a word for before noon with meridiem in it?
'Ante meridiem', meaning 'before noon'.
