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AM¹

proper noun A.M. · A. M. · A M

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Amazonas: a state of Brazil.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Aston Martin
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Arctic Monkeys

adverb A.M. · A. M. · A M

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of anno mundi

adverb A.M. · A. M. · A M

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of a.m. (“before noon”).

noun AMs · A.M. · A. M. · A M

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Master of Arts
  2. UK, abbreviation, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of automated mapping, used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM).
  4. countable, uncountable Member of the Order of Australia.
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of amplitude modulation; radio programming broadcasted in this form. That station is available on both AM and FM.
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of additive manufacturing The system, says Freeman is currently being used to assess exactly how AM powders pack and flow to ensure process efficiency and consistent product quality.

am²

  • /əm/
  • /æm/ UK
  • [æm] ~ [am] UK
  • /am/ British, Southern, Standard
  • [am] ~ [a̠m] British, Southern, Standard
  • /am/ Scotland
  • [äm] Scotland
  • /æːm/ Australia
  • [æːm] ~ [ɛːm] ~ [eːm] Australia
  • /ɛm/ New Zealand
  • [ɛ̞m] ~ [ɛm] ~ [æ̝m] New Zealand
  • /ɛm/ Philadelphia
  • /æm/
  • [ẽə̯̃m]
  • [ɛ̃ə̯̃m]

Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

From Middle English am, em, from Old English eam, eom (“am”), from Proto-West Germanic *im, from Proto-Germanic *immi, *izmi (“am”, form of the verb *wesaną (“to be; dwell”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“to be, to exist”).

Cognate with Old Norse em (Old Swedish æm (“am”)), Gothic 𐌹𐌼 (im, “am”), Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́ (eimĭ́, “am”), Old Armenian եմ (em, “am”), Albanian jam (“am”).

verb

  1. first person, indicative, present, singular first-person singular present indicative of be He ſaid, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderneſſe: Make ſtraight the way of the Loꝛd, as ſaid the Pꝛophet Eſaias.

contraction

  1. abbreviation, contraction, dialectal, informal Contraction of I + am.

am³

adverb

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative spelling of a.m. On 1 August 2014 at approximately 12 am, in Lingya and Chienchen Districts of Kaohsiung City, a series of explosions from underground pipelines and sewer system occurred.

Am⁴

adjective

  1. Shortened form of America or American, particularly as used in commercial names.
  2. Shortened form of amateur, particularly as used in commercial names.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ma, amplitude modulation, ante meridiem, antemeridian, americium, artium magister, dewan, abir, diwan, ssb, bapta, exist, subsist, live, endure, remain

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adv before noon

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@misc{am_2026,
  title = {am},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/am},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}