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am

[ am; unstressed uhm, m ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

1st person singular present indicative of be.

Symbol, Chemistry.

americium.

abbreviation for

Electronics. amplitude modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying its amplitude.
Radio. a system of broadcasting by means of amplitude modulation.
of, relating to, or utilizing such a system. Compare FM
Asian male.

Am.

⁴

abbreviation for

America.
American.

A/m

⁵

ampere per meter.

a.m.

⁶

abbreviation for

before noon.
the period from midnight to noon, especially the period of daylight prior to noon:
Shall we meet Saturday a.m.?
a morning newspaper, sometimes issued shortly before midnight.

A.M.

⁷

abbreviation for

a.m. ( def )
Master of Arts.

Am.

abbreviation for

America(n)

abbreviation for

associate member
Assembly Member (of the National Assembly of Wales)
Albert Medal
Master of Arts
Alsoam amplitude modulation
See a.m.
Member of the Order of Australia
Armenia (international car registration)

a.m.

abbreviation for

ante meridiem Compare p.m.

A/M

⁴

abbreviation for

Air Marshal

⁵

the chemical symbol for

americium

⁶

verb

used with I a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1

⁷

abbreviation for

See AM
See a.m.

⁸

the internet domain name for

Armenia

Abbreviation of amplitude modulation

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Usage Note

The abbreviation a.m. for Latin ante merīdiem, meaning “before noon,” refers to the period from midnight until noon. One minute before noon is 11:59 a.m. One minute after noon is 12:01 p.m. Many people distinguish between noon and midnight by saying 12 noon and 12 midnight. Expressions combining a.m. with morning ( 6 a.m. in the morning ) and p.m. with afternoon, evening, or night ( 9 p.m. at night ) are redundant and occur most often in casual speech and writing. Both a.m. and p.m. sometimes appear in capital letters, especially in printed matter.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of am¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English am, eam, eom; cognate with Gothic im, Old Norse, Armenian em, Old Irish am (from unattested esmi ), Attic Greek �𾱳�í, Aeolic Greek é��, Doric Greek ŧ��í (all from prehistoric Greek esmi ), Hittite esmi, early Lithuanian ��ì, Old Church Slavonic ��ĭ, Albanian jam (from unattested esmi ), Sanskrit á��, from unattested Proto-Indo-European é��, from root es- “to be” + -m 1st person singular + -i, present-time marker; is

Origin of am²

First recorded in 1935–40

Origin of am³

From Latin ante merīdiem

Origin of am⁴

A.M. ( def 2 ) from Latin Artium Magister

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Word History and Origins

Origin of am¹

Latin: before noon

Origin of am²

Old English eam; related to Old Norse em, Gothic im, Old High German bim, Latin sum, Greek eimi, Sanskrit asmi

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“I commit that, for as long as I am lucky enough to lead this base, all of our flags will fly proudly — together,” she said.

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