pm is to after noon i guess
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The Latin origins for the abbreviations are ante meridiem (before noon) and post meridiem (afetr noon).
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There is no such time as 12 am. am stands for "before noon" and before noon cannot be noon.
a.m. is 'an·te me·ri·di·em' Pronunciation:"an-ti-m&-'ri-dE-&m, -dE-"emFunction: adjectiveEtymology: LatinDate: 1563Meaning: being before noonAbbreviation a.m.p.m. is 'post me·ri·di·em' Pronunciation:-m&-'ri-dE-&m, -"emFunction: adjectiveEtymology: LatinDate: 1647Meaning: being after noonAbbreviation p.m
A.M. is the initialism for the Latin ante meridiem, meaning "before noon/midday."P.M. stands for post meridiem, meaning "after noon/midday."So AM is the morning (before noon) and PM is the afternoon and evening.
<p>MCMLXXVI</p> <p>or M + (CM) + (LXX) + VI</p> <p>or M + (M - C) + L + X + X + V + I</p> <p>or 1000 + 900 + 70 + 6</p> <p>or 1976</p>
"Post meridiem" and "ante meridiem" (Latin for "after noon" and "before noon.")