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AM is an abbreviation for two things. The one which means morning is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "ante meridionem", meaning "before mid-day", the A standing for the Latin word "ante", meaning "before" and well known to gamblers as the name for a bet you place before the game starts. The other AM is a kind of radio transmission and is an abbreviation for "amplitude modification", the A standing for the word "amplitude".
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JordanIf we are talking time , the initials a.m.' are from the Latin phrase 'Ante Meridian'.
Translated into modern English it means 'Before Noon'.
NB Note the spelling of 'Ante' , with 'e'/ NOT 'Anti'
From Latin
Ante means before , and Anti means against.
Correspondingly 'p.m'. is from the Latin phrase 'post meridian'.
Translated in to modern English it means, 'After Noon'.
NB 'post' from Latin means 'After' , not 'mail/letters.
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