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1. v Present tense, first person, singular form of the verb be. I am.

2. am is short for ante meridium, Latin for "before noon". This is used to define hours of the day: The meeting starts at 9 am. The opposite of am is pm?.

3. prep In German language, am is a contraction for the preposition? and [definite article]? "an dem", and as such occurs in some place names (similar to English upon?): Frankfurt am Main.

4. In chemistry, in the periodic table, Am is the chemical symbol for Americium.

5. In electrical engineering, AM is short for amplitude modulation.


Trying hard to start with the most general meaning, going towards the more special. :-)

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