meridiem
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Sir: In Mexico, it is a common use to interpret p.m. not as post meridiem but rather as puntualidad Mexicana, which means one or two hours after the stated time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A few minutes past four o'clock, ante meridiem, word was brought to them that the Prince had boarded the Berengaria by "swarming up a rope ladder."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Aug. 23rd, Mr. Cholmely and his mayde ante meridiem hor.
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John
Sept. 12th, John Pontoys, inter 9 et 10 ante meridiem prope Stony-Stratford; puto potius hora 8 min.
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John
Et est hec ynsula in tantum versus meridiem possita quod Polus Articus breviter non apparet.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry