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antemeridian

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an⋅te⋅me⋅rid⋅i⋅an

  [an-tee-muh-rid-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. occurring before noon.
2. of or pertaining to the forenoon.
Origin:
1650–60; ante- + meridian
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an·te·me·rid·i·an   (ān'tē-mə-rĭd'ē-ən)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or taking place in the morning.

[Latin antemerīdiānus : ante-, ante- + merīdiānus, of noon; see meridian.]
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