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am

1

[ am; unstressed uhm, m ]

verb

  1. 1st person singular present indicative of be.


Am

2
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. americium.

AM

3

abbreviation for

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

Am.

4

abbreviation for

  1. America.
  2. American.

A/m

5
  1. ampere per meter.

a.m.

6

abbreviation for

  1. before noon.
  2. the period from midnight to noon, especially the period of daylight prior to noon:

    Shall we meet Saturday a.m.?

  3. a morning newspaper, sometimes issued shortly before midnight.

A.M.

7

abbreviation for

  1. Master of Arts.

Am.

1

abbreviation for

  1. America(n)
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AM

2

abbreviation for

  1. associate member
  2. Assembly Member (of the National Assembly of Wales)
  3. Albert Medal
  4. Master of Arts
  5. Alsoam amplitude modulation
  6. See a.m.
  7. Member of the Order of Australia
  8. Armenia (international car registration)
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a.m.

3

abbreviation for

  1. ante meridiem Compare p.m.
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am

4

verb

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

5

the internet domain name for

  1. Armenia
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A/M

6

abbreviation for

  1. Air Marshal
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am

7

abbreviation for

  1. See AM
  2. See a.m.
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Am

8

the chemical symbol for

  1. americium
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AM

  1. 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 eimí, Aeolic Greek émmi, Doric Greek ēmí (all from prehistoric Greek esmi ), Hittite esmi, early Lithuanian esmì, Old Church Slavonic yesmĭ, Albanian jam (from unattested esmi ), Sanskrit ásmi, from unattested Proto-Indo-European ésmi, 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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Example Sentences

Portlandia marathon—9 am-2:30 pm, IFCBecause what better time than Turkey Day to put on a bird on it?

Rambo movie marathon—11 am-12 am, AMCBecause nothing says the holidays like Sly Stallone and blood.

Played in reverse that becomes ‘Here’s me/Here I am/What we have lost/I am the messenger of love.

But AM-2 is not a friend to the agility that justifies the F-35B over other forms of expeditionary airpower.

Never since I was a little runt—did I—never cried in thirty years—and here I am-leaking like a pail!

Soa I taks a cup i' my hand; and then says he, 'Weant ye hev sum sugar and cre-am?'

They gave me that magnificent name in honour of a kinsman, an archimandrite, to whom I am-48- indebted for nothing else.

Ambassador, am-bas′a-dur, n. a diplomatic minister of the highest order sent by one sovereign power to another:—fem.

Amphibology, am-fib-ol′o-ji, n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses.

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