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antemeridian definition

ante·me·rid·ian (an′tē mə rid′ē ən, -ti-)

adjective

before noon; of or in the forenoon an antemeridian repast

Etymology: L antemeridianus < ante-, before + meridianus, of midday: see meridian

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