meridiem
Example Sentences
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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
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
Dec. 14th, I had a very jentle answer at the Lord Thresorer’s hand hora decima ante meridiem at the court of Whitehall.
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by John Dee
I wish all hours were post meridiem," Said Tom; "so that I were well rid of 'm.
From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by John Gay
Dec. 14th, Mary Nevelle, alias Mary Lewknor, borne inter 11 et meridiem mane, by Chichester.
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by John Dee
