Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A measure of liquids used, especially for wine and oil, in Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Livonia, Esthonia, Denmark, and Sweden; a tierce. Its value differs in different localities: thus, in Amsterdam an aam of wine = 41 gallons, and an aam of oil = 37¾ gallons; while in Brunswick an aam of oil = 39½ gallons. Also written aum, aume, awm, awme.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 361/2, at Hamburg 381/4.
Etymologies
- Borrowing from Dutch aam, from German Ahm, Ohm, from Late Latin ama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη (amē, "bucket"); compare Latin hama ("water bucket"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Emotions are running high, and it has become abundantly clear that the aam aadmi, or common man, is dissatisfied with the level of corruption in the Indian government.”
The Huffington Post: Sarika Bansal: Where Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption Movement Should End
“The candidate tweeted: The Inspiring TV show about Delawareans will air at 10 aam and 3 pm today on Channel 28.”
The Washington Post: O'Donnell faces obstacles in effort to air 30-minute TV ad in Delaware
“When Congress was re-elected in 2009, its central platform was the lifting of the "aam aadmi," or common man, out of poverty.”
“Helping the aam aadmi, or "common man" is the stated focus of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh”
The Wall Street Journal: Fire and Fumes Can't Drive Indians From Hellish Village
“The core strategy of the Congress, which won a second term in office last year, is to target the "aam admi", or common man.”
The Guardian: India's rulers lose £22bn in massive mobile phone scam
“This fire of hatred and communal violence is slowly engulfing the entire nation and the common citizens (aam aadmi) have been the worst sufferers as always.”
“Conscious of the needs of the common man or "aam aadmi", Sonia Gandhi has called for an austerity charge.”
Rani Singh: Indian Politicians Begin Austerity Drive As Nation Faces Worst Drought In 40 Years
“Caste, religion or language based politics is not in the favour of the aam aadmi.”
“This budget seemed to lack that direction though all the major newspapers of the country called it the budget of aam aadmi (the common man).”
“Reply it seems a very long time until the next county is added, its been two and half months sine dublin went live, if they are to finish in 2009 then they would need to get a move on and have at least two counties per month to have it completed by 2009, i aam waiting for derry but it looks like its going to be a very long wait”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘aam’.
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SECOND LETTER A
Words in which the second letter is A
Aa, AAA, Baba, Babe, Babel, AAAA, tangential, baby, bach, back, bad, bade and 90 more...
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Quenelles of Random Palavery
More randomly-garnered terms from the world of words that don't quite yet fit into my other lists.
Goddidit, barcelona, filigrain, good-natured, ill-natured, half-bit, endosome, underplaying, parotid, denormalization, sleightgeist, wheezing and 2334 more...
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The Measure of Man
Unusual, arcane, or obscure units of measure
cable, cabot, bushel, cade, caliper, callipic cycle, metonic cycle, cunit, air watt, ale gallon, allergy unit, amber and 228 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for aam.
bilby Equivalent to a sheepworth, I'd reckon. Apr 11, 2011
yarb How much, pray? Apr 11, 2011
hernesheir A unit of liquid measure. Apr 10, 2011