meridiem

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from the phrases ante meridiem and post meridiem (more commonly a.m. and p.m.), from Latin merīdiem, accusative of merīdiēs (“midday, noon”). === Noun === meridiem (countable and uncountable, plural meridiems) (uncountable, rare) Midday, noon. (countable, computing) The property of a timestamp of being either a.m. or p.m. ==== Related terms ==== meridian == Latin == === Noun === merīdiem m accusative singular of merīdiēs (“midday, noon; south”) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === merídiem (rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin merīdiem (“midday, noon”), as in the phrases ante meridiem and post meridiem (more commonly a. m. and p. m.). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈɾidjem/ [meˈɾi.ð̞jẽm] Rhymes: -idjem Syllabification: me‧ri‧diem === Adverb === meridiem midday, noon