am/fm

[ ey-em-ef-em ]

/ ˈeɪˌɛmˈɛfˌɛm /

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(of a radio) able to receive both AM and FM stations.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Portlandia marathon—9 am-2:30 pm, IFCBecause what better time than Turkey Day to put on a bird on it?
The Ultimate Thanksgiving Weekend TV Guide: Must-See Marathons, Specials, and Parades|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rambo movie marathon—11 am-12 am, AMCBecause nothing says the holidays like Sly Stallone and blood.
The Ultimate Thanksgiving Weekend TV Guide: Must-See Marathons, Specials, and Parades|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 1993, Masters had expanded KOPE-FM into a 24/7 national operation called Talk Radio Network (TRN).
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He told us we were going to be the savior of FM radio,” said John Normand.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The rebel official insisted on radio Kommersant FM that the Malaysian plane was “brought down by Ukrainian missile systems.”
MH17 Black Box ‘Sent to Moscow for Investigation’|Anna Nemtsova|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never since I was a little runt—did I—never cried in thirty years—and here I am-leaking like a pail!
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Soa I taks a cup i' my hand; and then says he, 'Weant ye hev sum sugar and cre-am?'
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
They gave me that magnificent name in honour of a kinsman, an archimandrite, to whom I am-48- indebted for nothing else.
Smoke|Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich
Ambassador, am-bas′a-dur, n. a diplomatic minister of the highest order sent by one sovereign power to another:—fem.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Amphibology, am-fib-ol′o-ji, n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various