Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or taking place in the morning.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Preceding noon; pertaining to the forenoon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
morning ; that happens in the morning.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective before noon
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin antemerīdiānus : ante-, ante- + merīdiānus, of noon; see meridian.]
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Examples
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As upon a world canopied with storm, hung with mourning purple and habited in black, did Mr. Flitcroft turn his morning face at eight o'clock antemeridian Monday, as he hied himself to his daily duty at the Washington National Bank.
The Conquest of Canaan Booth Tarkington 1907
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AS upon a world canopied with storm, hung with mourning purple and habited in black, did Mr. Flitcroft turn his morning face at eight o'clock antemeridian Monday, as he hied himself to his daily duty at the Washington National Bank.
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"He is supposed to coom frae the mill at ten o'clock, antemeridian!
All-Wool Morrison Holman Day 1900
bilby commented on the word antemeridian
Good morning, Wordies!
August 1, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word antemeridian
Good afternoon to you!
August 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word antemeridian
Postmeridian!
August 2, 2008
dontcry commented on the word antemeridian
Perimenopausal!
August 2, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word antemeridian
Nocturnal!
August 2, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word antemeridian
Cathemeral!
August 2, 2008