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meridiem
noun as in high noon
Example Sentences
“That’s where we get the terms a.m. and p.m. - ante meridiem, before the meridian, and post meridiem, after the meridian.”
“That’s where we get the terms a.m. and p.m. — ante meridiem, before the meridian, and post meridiem, after the meridian.”
But also by marrying “a.m.,” from ante meridiem, which is Latin for before noon, with the French word “bien,” meaning good or well, the brand cleverly implies the benefit of feeling “well in the morning.”
By eight o'clock Ante Meridiem, Nicodemus Handy's barouche, with two beautiful bays, stood upon the gravel before Handy House on Copperplate Ridge.
Kelii ante meridiem tertia hora.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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