2007-01-01 06:25:12 · 11 answers · asked by naj h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Antemeridiem, and Postmeridiem, respectively.
I deserve the points for being the first to actually spell them correctly ;)
2007-01-01 07:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noon (12 o'clock) is the "meridian," or middle of the day. "Ante" is Latin for "before," while "post" means "after." Therefore, AM (a.m. or A.M.) means "before noon" and PM means "after noon."
Many countries have adopted a 24-hour clock, eliminating the need for the abbreviation with the hour. Thus, anything before noon is specified as 0:00 to 11:59, while the afternoon and evening are indicated by times such as 13:00 (1 p.m.) or 18:00 (6 pm.) Midnight is 0:00 or 24:00.
2007-01-01 14:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AM and PM are the abbreviations, the long-form they stand for are:
anti-meridem and post-meridem, respectively
2007-01-01 15:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.M. abbreviation ante meridiem
P.M. abbreviation post meridiem
2007-01-01 17:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are the abbreviations. AM stands for "Ante meridiem",and PM is for "post meridiem", meridiem meaning midday.
AM is before midday and PM is post (after) midday.
2007-01-01 14:35:14 · answer #5 · answered by ZEE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a.m. is an abbreviation for the latin ante meridiam which means before noon and p.m is post meridiam which means after noon
2007-01-01 14:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by randall_84_12 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
AM and PM are abbreviations. a.m. means ante meridiem which means "before noon." p.m. is post meridiem which means "after noon."
2007-01-01 17:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by Irish1952 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ante meridian and post meridian.
2007-01-01 14:41:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ante meridian (before noon)
post meridian (after noon)
2007-01-01 14:32:10 · answer #9 · answered by dmb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a.m is after midnite. and p. m is prior to midnite.
2007-01-01 14:28:20 · answer #10 · answered by Legant 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋