a.m. and p.m. are the Latin initials for 'Ante Meridian' and 'Post Meridian'.
Translated into modern English, 'Ante Meridian' means 'Before Noon'. and 'Post Meridian' means 'After Noon'.
In modern English , the whole world uses English as a second language ; it is a universal language.
Historically, Latin performed the same function, of being the universal language.
NB Do not use am/pm for 12 o'clock midday nor midnight.
When one writes 12;00 am meaning 12 o'clock midday. Because 12 o'clock is neither before noon not after noon. It is 12 noon or 12 midnight.
There are 24 hours in a day. The first 12 of them are called "am" (from the Latin ante meridiem, meaning "before midday"), the last 12 are called "pm" (from the Latin post meridiem, "after midday").Of cause if you use a 24 hour clock the terms "am" and "pm" are not needed.
It's neither, 12 noon and 12 midnight are just that although there are a lot of illiterates in positions where they should know better!)
it is pm. when it gets to noon, it is pm
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There are 5 hours from 1 PM to 6 PM. You can determine this by counting the hours: 1 PM to 2 PM is 1 hour, 2 PM to 3 PM is another hour, and so on, until you reach 6 PM.
Using the 24 hour clock system, then 1 pm is 13.00, and 2 pm is 14.00.
for tamilnadu no pm. it is called cm.
There are 24 hours in a day. The first 12 of them are called "am" (from the Latin ante meridiem, meaning "before midday"), the last 12 are called "pm" (from the Latin post meridiem, "after midday").Of cause if you use a 24 hour clock the terms "am" and "pm" are not needed.
4 pm in French is called "quatre heures de l'après-midi."
Its called Bruengka (a.m) and Gruno. (p.m)
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There are 24 hours in a day. The first 12 of them are called "am" (from the Latin ante meridiem, meaning "before midday"), the last 12 are called "pm" (from the Latin post meridiem, "after midday").Of cause if you use a 24 hour clock the terms "am" and "pm" are not needed.
There is a store that has some desirable reviews called Sole Sports Running Zone. The hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday and 10 am to 6 pm of Sundays. Also you may want to check out Road Runner Sports. They are open Monday through Friday 10 am to 9 pm, Saturday 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday 10 am to 7 pm.
The line dividing the day into AM and PM is called the meridian or the 12-hour mark. It typically falls at 12:00 noon, marking the transition from the morning (AM) to the afternoon (PM).
There are 24 hours in a day. The first 12 of them are called "am" (from the Latin ante meridiem, meaning "before midday"), the last 12 are called "pm" (from the Latin post meridiem, "after midday").Of cause if you use a 24 hour clock the terms "am" and "pm" are not needed.
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Midnight to noon is 12 hours (AM), noon to midnight is another 12 hours (PM). Therefore, it is 12 hours from PM to AM.