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Although "12 m." was suggested as a way to indicate noon, this is seldom done [30] and also does not resolve the question of how to indicate midnight. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language states "By convention, 12 AM denotes midnight and 12 PM denotes noon.
The AM/PM system actually does have a specific abbreviation for noon—just the letter “M,” short for “meridiem,” which would come after “12” and only refer to noon. Haven’t heard of it?
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night ...
q.AM: every day before noon (from Latin quaque die ante meridiem) q.d. every day (from Latin quaque die) q.d.s. four times each day (from Latin quater die sumendus) q.h. each hour (from Latin quaque hora) q.h.s. every bedtime (from Latin quaque hora somni) q.i.d. four times each day (from Latin quater in die)
Basic texting abbreviations 8. BC. In texting terms, the second and third letters of the alphabet don’t refer to the time “before Christ.” “BC” is short for “because.”
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