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Translingual
Symbol
AM
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Armenia since 1992.
- Synonym: ARM (alpha-3)
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English
Proper noun
AM
- Abbreviation of Amazonas (state of Brazil)
- (automative) Initialism of Aston Martin.
- (music) Initialism of Arctic Monkeys.
Adjective
AM (not comparable)
- (timekeeping) Initialism of Anno Mundi. (Latin for in the year of the world)
Coordinate terms
(Anno Mundi):
- AD (Anno Domini)
- BC (Before Christ)
- CE (Christian/Common Era)
- BCE (Before Christian/Common Era)
- AP (After Present) ("Present" = A.D. 1950)
- BP (Before Present) ("Present" = A.D. 1950)
- AH (Anno Hegirae)
Adverb
AM (not comparable)
- Alternative form of a.m. (“before noon”)
Translations
Noun
AM (countable and uncountable, plural AMs)
- (education) Initialism of Master of Arts.
- (UK politics, historical) Initialism of Assembly Member. (A title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.)
- (property law) Initialism of automated mapping. (Used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM).)
- Member of the Order of Australia.
- (communication, broadcasting) Initialism of amplitude modulation.; contrasted with FM
- (manufacturing) Initialism of additive manufacturing.
2015 September, Steven E. Kuehn, “I'm Printing Your Prescription Now, Ma'am”, in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Putnam Media, page 7:The system, says Freeman is currently being used to assess exactly how AM powders pack and flow to ensure process efficiency and consistent product quality.
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French
Etymology
From Latin ante meridiem; this is sometimes given in French as derived from the French translation, avant (“before”) midi (“noon”), instead of directly from Latin.
Adverb
AM
- Abbreviation of ante meridiem.
- Antonym: PM
Synonyms
(ante meridiem):
German
Pronunciation
Noun
AM n (strong, genitive AMs or AM, no plural)
- (software, development) Acronym of Anwendungsmanagement.
Declension
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
AM
- Abbreviation of Amazonas (a Brazilian state)
Spanish
Adverb
AM
- AM (before noon)
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