Antemeridian
occurring before noon.
of or relating to the forenoon.
Historical Examples
antemeridian, an-te-me-ri′di-an, adj. before midday or noon.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
adjective
before noon; in the morning
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