ante meridiemadv.

Brit.

/ˌantɪ mᵻˈrɪdɪəm/,

/ˌanteɪ mᵻˈrɪdɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)ə məˈrɪdiəm/,

/ˌæn(t)i məˈrɪdiəm/,

/ˌænˌteɪ məˈrɪdiəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ante merīdiem.

Etymology: < classical Latin ante merīdiem before midday < ante before (see ante- prefix) + merīdiem , accusative of merīdiēs noon (see meridian adj.). Compare post meridiem adv., antemeridian adj.

Before midday; applied to the hours between midnight and the following noon. Usually abbreviated a.m., a.m., or am.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [adverb]

earlyOE

orOE

ereOE

amornOE

amorrowc1275

rathec1275

betimea1300

morningc1325

of (also in, on) morningsc1395

a-morninga1400

a-morningsc1400

betimes1481

morningly1560

in the morning1562

ante meridiem1563

timeous1566

rare1574

in a morning1591

rearly1596

timeouslyc1600

mornly1605

a.m.1651

rear1714

antemeridian1770

bright and early1805

matutinely1833

matutinally1897

ack emma1918

1563 J. Dee 28 Sept. in Private Diary (1842) 2 Mr. John Ask ante meridiem, by York six myle on this syde.

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. iv. 41 If your hour of the day be in the morning, or as we say Ante Meridiem, or before noon.

1789 Ann. Agric. 12 507 The meteorological account, kept..from the 21st of November..at the hours of nine o'clock (ante meridiem), and three o' clock (post meridiem), on each day.

1833 W. J. Neale Port Admiral II. ii. 22 The party returned at nightfall to sup with the old Flag Officer..until about three o'clock ante meridiem.

1879 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Dec. 6/1 Either house..may direct a recess of such house not beyond the next day, Sunday excepted, at the hour of 10 o'clock ante meridiem.

1914 A. Castle & E. Castle Our Sentimental Garden (2008) 95 The merciless clamour of this machine drove him out of dreamland daily at a quarter to five ante meridiem.

1952 R. C. Hutchinson Recoll. of Journey iv. 79 No Polish person is permitted to be outside his certified dwelling after six o'clock post meridiem or before seven o'clock ante meridiem.

2003 Australian (Nexis) 22 May (Features) 9 This was clearly going to be a long day. There would be no blessed short-cuts. Nothing would be abbreviated. I looked at the clock: it was 5.10 ante meridiem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ante meridiem
释义	ante meridiemadv. Brit. /ˌantɪ mᵻˈrɪdɪəm/, /ˌanteɪ mᵻˈrɪdɪəm/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)ə məˈrɪdiəm/, /ˌæn(t)i məˈrɪdiəm/, /ˌænˌteɪ məˈrɪdiəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ante merīdiem. Etymology: < classical Latin ante merīdiem before midday < ante before (see ante- prefix) + merīdiem , accusative of merīdiēs noon (see meridian adj.). Compare post meridiem adv., antemeridian adj. Before midday; applied to the hours between midnight and the following noon. Usually abbreviated a.m., a.m., or am. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [adverb] earlyOE orOE ereOE amornOE amorrowc1275 rathec1275 betimea1300 morningc1325 of (also in, on) morningsc1395 a-morninga1400 a-morningsc1400 betimes1481 morningly1560 in the morning1562 ante meridiem1563 timeous1566 rare1574 in a morning1591 rearly1596 timeouslyc1600 mornly1605 a.m.1651 rear1714 antemeridian1770 bright and early1805 matutinely1833 matutinally1897 ack emma1918 1563 J. Dee 28 Sept. in Private Diary (1842) 2 Mr. John Ask ante meridiem, by York six myle on this syde. 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. iv. 41 If your hour of the day be in the morning, or as we say Ante Meridiem, or before noon. 1789 Ann. Agric. 12 507 The meteorological account, kept..from the 21st of November..at the hours of nine o'clock (ante meridiem), and three o' clock (post meridiem), on each day. 1833 W. J. Neale Port Admiral II. ii. 22 The party returned at nightfall to sup with the old Flag Officer..until about three o'clock ante meridiem. 1879 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Dec. 6/1 Either house..may direct a recess of such house not beyond the next day, Sunday excepted, at the hour of 10 o'clock ante meridiem. 1914 A. Castle & E. Castle Our Sentimental Garden (2008) 95 The merciless clamour of this machine drove him out of dreamland daily at a quarter to five ante meridiem. 1952 R. C. Hutchinson Recoll. of Journey iv. 79 No Polish person is permitted to be outside his certified dwelling after six o'clock post meridiem or before seven o'clock ante meridiem. 2003 Australian (Nexis) 22 May (Features) 9 This was clearly going to be a long day. There would be no blessed short-cuts. Nothing would be abbreviated. I looked at the clock: it was 5.10 ante meridiem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1563
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