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    When telling time a.m. and p.m. separate the morning hours from the evening hours. Where did the use of a.m. and p.m. originate and what do the initials stand for?

    Question #88789. Asked by myrab51. (Nov 20 07 1:20 PM)


    Rowena8482

    		They stand for ante-meridian and post-meridian - ante for 'before' and 'post' for after, in this case noon, the meridian or divider of the day into equal halves.
    http://www.worldtimezone.com/wtz-names/wtz-am-pm.html

    Nov 20 07, 2:09 PM
    purrrr

    		ante meridiem (a.m., from Latin, meaning "before mid day", or "before the middle of the day") and post meridiem (p.m., "after mid day" or "after the middle of the day").

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.m.

    Nov 20 07, 2:09 PM

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