Post meridiem (English spelling)

Japanese: post meridiem(英語表記)postmeridiem
Post meridiem (English spelling)

…In British and American English, am and pm are often used to indicate morning and afternoon. These are abbreviations of ante meridiem and post meridiem, respectively, and both come from Latin. Ante and post mean "before" and "after," respectively, and meridiem means "peak" or "meridian." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "post meridiem" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…英・米語では午前,午後の表示にa.m.,p.m.をよく用いる。これらはそれぞれante meridiem,post meridiemの略で,いずれもラテン語に由来する。ante,postはそれぞれ〈前〉〈後〉を,meridiemは〈絶頂〉,または〈子午線〉を意味する。…

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