Definition of Antemeridian

1. Adjective. Before noon.

Attributes: Clock Time, Time
Similar to: A.m., Ante Meridiem
Antonyms: Postmeridian

Definition of Antemeridian

1. a. Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)

Definition of Antemeridian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to morning; that happens in the morning. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antemeridian

antegonial notch
antegrade
antegrade cardioplegia
antegrade conduction
antegrade pyelography
anteing
antejentacular
antejentacularly
antelabrum
antelope
antelope chipmunk
antelope squirrel
antelopelike
antelopes
antelucan
antemeridian (current term)
antemeridiem
antemetic
antemetics
antemortem
antemortem clot
antemortem thrombus
antemosaic
antemundane
antemural
antemurals
antenatal
antenatal diagnosis
antenatally
antenati

Literary usage of Antemeridian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collected Materials for the Study of the War by Albert Edward McKinley (1918)
"That at 2 o'clock antemeridian of the last Sunday in March of each year the standard time of each /one shall be advanced one hour, and at 2 o'clock ..."

2. Treatises in an Interstate Commerce and Railway Traffic Course by La Salle Extension University (1922)
"That at two o'clock antemeridian of the last Sunday in March of each year the standard time of each zone shall be advanced one hour, and at two o'clock ..."

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