Meridian is an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations running along it with a given longitude
That is correct but COMPLETELY unrelated to this question. Meridiem is not the same as meridian. meridiem is latin for "mid-day" as in "post meridiem" or "after mid-day"
AM stands for ante meridiem. Ante is latin for "before" or "prior to" (all you Poker players out there now know why the forced bet at the beginning of the hand is called the ante :)
Sharp 12'0 clock is known as meridiem
It is Meridiani.
Middle.
Post Meridiem origin is Latin. The definition of Post Meridiem is something occurring in the afternoon. Such as "Would you like to meet up post meridian for lunch?"
AM Stands for Ante Meridiem and PM stands for Post Meridiem.
AM stands for 'Ante Meridiem' (Latin for 'before midday') and PM stands for 'Post Meridiem' (Latin for 'after midday').
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)
The Latin word ante meridiem refers to "before noon" in English language.
Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem
ante meridiem and post meridiem -- Latin words for before and after midday (noon)
ante meridiem
Post Meridiem origin is Latin. The definition of Post Meridiem is something occurring in the afternoon. Such as "Would you like to meet up post meridian for lunch?"
It's the literal definition. The abbreviation a.m. stands for ante meridiem, which is Latin for "before noon."
ante meridiem post meridiem
am stands for Ante Meridiem and pm for post Meridiem. Meridiem is the word used for noon.
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
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.
A.M is Ante Meridiem P.M is Post Meridiem
AM and PM are abbreviations for ante meridiem and post meridiem mean before noon and after noon post meridiem or post meridian.
A.M. = ante meridiem P.M. = post meridiem.