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Latin: a.m. & p.m.

The abbreviation a.m. is short for the Latin ante meridiem "before noon". Similarly p.m. is post meridiem "after noon".

e.g. Edward rarely got up before 2 p.m. as he only went to bed at 6 a.m.

Abbreviated:
a.m. & p.m., cf., e.g., et al., etc., i.e., N.B., P.S., Q.E.D., q.v., viz.

Non abbreviated:
ad hoc, de facto, modus operandi, non sequitur, pro rata, quid pro quo, sic, vice versa.


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