Standard Lemma guide

A.M.

adj · adv · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of ad modum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Alternative form of a.m. (“before noon”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

In the 12-hour period from midnight to noon (the first half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of anno mundi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of Master of Arts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

before noon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ante meridiem

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

before noon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's meet at 11 A.M.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ante meridiem

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviation of ante meridiem (“before noon”).

Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَبْلَ الظُّهْر (qabla ẓ-ẓuhr) — before noon
  • Arabic: صَبَاحًا (ṣabāḥan) — before noon
  • Arabic: ص (ṣ) — before noon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上午 (shàngwǔ) — before noon
  • Czech: dopoledne — before noon
  • Dutch: 's morgens — before noon
  • Dutch: 's ochtends — before noon
  • Esperanto: atm. — before noon
  • Esperanto: a.t.m. — before noon
  • Finnish: ap. — before noon
  • Finnish: ap — before noon
  • Finnish: e. pp. — before noon
  • French: du matin — before noon
  • French: avant-midi — before noon
  • German: morgens — before noon
  • German: vormittags — before noon
  • Greek: π.μ. — before noon
  • Haitian Creole: di maten — before noon
  • Haitian Creole: nan maten — before noon
  • Haitian Creole: maten — before noon
  • Hebrew: לִפְנֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם (lifnéi ha-tzohoráyim) — before noon
  • Hebrew: לפנה״צ — before noon
  • Hindi: सुबह के (subah ke) — before noon
  • Hungarian: délelőtt — before noon
  • Icelandic: árdegis — before noon
  • Icelandic: fyrir hádegi — before noon
  • Icelandic: f.h. — before noon
  • Icelandic: a.m. — before noon
  • Japanese: 午前 (gozen) — before noon
  • Kazakh: таң (tañ) — before noon
  • Korean: 오전 (ojeon) — before noon
  • Korean: 오전에 (ojeone) — before noon
  • Malay: pagi — before noon
  • Mongolian: ҮӨ (ÜÖ) — before noon
  • Navajo: abínígo neeznáágóó oolkiłgo... — before noon
  • Persian: پیشین (pišin) — before noon
  • Persian: پیش از نیمروز (piš az nimruz) — before noon
  • Persian: ق.ظ — before noon
  • Polish: przed południem — before noon
  • Portuguese: a.m. — before noon
  • Portuguese: da manhã — before noon
  • Russian: до полу́дня (do polúdnja) — before noon
  • Russian: но́чи (nóči) — before noon
  • Russian: утра́ (utrá) — before noon
  • Scottish Gaelic: m — before noon
  • Scottish Gaelic: sa mhadainn — before noon
  • Spanish: a. m. — before noon
  • Spanish: de la mañana — before noon
  • Swedish: fm — before noon
  • Tagalog: n.u. — before noon
  • Tatar: өйләгә кадәр (öylägä qädär) — before noon
  • Tatar: төнге (tönge) — before noon
  • Tatar: таңгы (tañğı) — before noon
  • Tatar: иртәнге (irtänge) — before noon
  • Tigrinya: ንጉሆ ሰዓት (nəguho säʿat) — before noon
  • Turkish: ÖÖ. — before noon
  • Turkish: öğleden önce — before noon
  • Urdu: صبح کے (subah ke) — before noon
  • Welsh: y.b. — before noon