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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fohr-mi-taks
"Der Kurs findet vormittags statt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring before noon; belonging to the morning hours.
"The ante-meridiem schedule requires all participants to arrive by ten o'clock."
- 1
Before noon; in the morning (usually abbreviated as a.m.).
"The flight is scheduled to depart at 8:00 ante-meridiem."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin, composed of 'ante' meaning 'before' and 'meridiem' meaning 'midday' or 'noon' (from 'medius' middle + 'dies' day). Entered English in the late 16th century directly from Latin temporal vocabulary to specify the morning hours before the sun crosses the meridian.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ante-meridiem" is said worldwide
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du matin
Transliteration: doo mah-tan
"La réunion est fixée à neuf heures du matin."
vormittags
Transliteration: fohr-mi-taks
"Der Kurs findet vormittags statt."
antimeridiano
Transliteration: an-ti-me-ri-dia-no
"L'appuntamento è per le ore dieci antimeridiane."
a.m.
Transliteration: a e-me
"El vuelo sale a las ocho a.m."
da manhã
Transliteration: dah mah-nyã
"A reunião será às nove horas da manhã."
पूर्वाह्न
Transliteration: purvahnha
"यह बैठक पूर्वाह्न दस बजे होगी।"
上午
Transliteration: shàngwǔ
"会议定在上午十点举行。"
오전
Transliteration: ojeon
"회의는 오전 열 시에 시작합니다."
午前
Transliteration: gozen
"面接は午前十時に行われます。"
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