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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adv. Before noon. Used chiefly in the abbreviated form to specify the hour: 10:30 A.M.; an A.M. appointment. See Usage Note at A.M.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Before midday: applied to the time between midnight and the following noon. Regularly abbreviated to A. M.

Wiktionary

  1. adv. before noon, in the morning.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. before noon
  2. adv. before noon

Etymologies

  1. From Latin ante ("before") + merīdiēm, accusative singular of merīdiēs ("noon, midday"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin ante, before + merīdiem, accusative of merīdiēs, noon. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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