2006-11-17 09:46:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
A.M. abbreviation ante meridiem
P.M. abbreviation post meridiem
Meaning: being before noon
Abbreviation a.m.
Meaning: being after noon
Abbreviation p.m.
2006-11-17 09:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by G L 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The abbreviation am stands for ante-meridiem (before the Sun has crossed the line) and pm for post-meridiem (after the Sun has crossed the line). At 12 noon, the Sun is at its highest point in the sky and directly over the meridian. It is therefore neither "ante-" nor "post-".
2006-11-17 14:32:31 · answer #2 · answered by Cowboy Way 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AM is for ante meridiem (before noon)
PM is for post meridiem (after noon)
Thanks for the question. Like many others here, I had a garbled memory of what the initials were for...so I looked it up. :)
2006-11-17 10:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by questor_2001 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi. AM is ante meridiem and PM is post meridiem. Hope this helps.
2006-11-17 11:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by LLD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.M. : ante-meridian
P.M. : post-meridian
from the latin words; ante, which means before. post, which means after. and meridian, which was when the sun was at its apex (top or peak) ...in the sky.
2006-11-17 19:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by questioneer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
am= at morning
pm= past morning
there's a more scientific way to say it but my 2nd grade teach said just remember it like this
2006-11-17 09:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by dancerchick 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
post meridian
2006-11-17 15:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by luvbunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
am ante-meridian
pm post meridian
2006-11-17 09:49:10 · answer #8 · answered by mxzptlk 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
pm is post meridian
am...???
2006-11-17 09:49:02 · answer #9 · answered by gantzermg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after midnight and before midnight
2006-11-17 09:54:47 · answer #10 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋