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ante meridiem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
an-te meri-diem
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Before noon, in the morning.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ante merīdiem, from Latin ante (“before”) + merīdiem, accusative singular of merīdiēs (“noon, midday”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

am (alternative) a.m. (alternative) antemeridiem (alternative)

Synonyms

a.m. am

Antonyms

post meridiem

Questions

What does ante meridiem mean?
Before noon, in the morning.
Where does ante meridiem come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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