see|Appendix:Variations of "am"
English
Alternative forms
am
AM
A.M.
Etymology
Abbreviation of L. ante meridiem, "before noon".
abbreviation
a.m.
- before noon (used after a time to indicate it is between midnight and noon, i.e., in the morning)
- ad modum (less commonly used)
Usage notes
Since a.m. means "before noon" and p.m. means "after noon", the terms "12:00 a.m." (referring to the minute between 11:59 p.m. and 12:01 a.m., i.e. 12:00 midnight) and "12 p.m." (referring to the minute between 11:59 a.m. and 12:01 p.m., i.e. 12:00 noon) can be considered self-contradictory; nonetheless, they are in common use by many speakers.
Synonyms
in the morning
Antonyms
p.m.
in the afternoon, in the evening, at night (depending on the hour referred to)
Translations
trans-top|before noon
Arabic: ARchar|Ù�بÙ� اÙ�ظÙ�ر (qábla-Ê�-Ê�úhr), ARchar|صباØا|صباØÙ�ا (Ê�abÄ�ħan)
Dutch: 's morgens, 's ochtends
Finnish: ennen keskipäivää
French: du matin
German: morgens, vormittags
trans-mid
Greek: t-|el|�.μ.|sc=Grek (p.m.)
Italian: di mattina
Japanese: �� (gozen)
Russian: RUchar|���о|���а� (utrá)
t+|es|a.m. t|es|de la mañana
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ttbc|Tagalog: n.u.
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de:a.m.
es:a.m.
fr:a.m.
io:a.m.
pl:a.m.
vi:a.m.
tr:a.m.
zh:a.m.
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