Tuesday, November 16, 2010

AM and PM

"What AM and PM stands for?" asked one of my colleague at my workplace.
  • AM stands for 'Ante Meridiem'
  • PM stands for 'Post Meridiem'
The words 'Ante', 'Post' and 'Meridiem' are latin. And the meaning for the those are as follows:
  • 'Ante' in latin means 'before' in english.
  • 'Post' in latin means 'after' in english.
  • 'Meridiem' in latin means 'noon' in english.
So 'Ante Meridiem' in latin means 'before noon' in english and 'Post Meridiem' in latin means 'after noon' in english.

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