ante meridiem

What does ante meridiem mean?

ante meridiem means "before noon". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for ante meridiem?

Close synonyms include a.m., A.M.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ante meridiem a common word?

ante meridiem is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ante meridiem come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.