P.M.

P.M. also p.m. or p.m.

abbr.

post meridiem

Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m. denotes midnight, and 12 p.m. denotes noon, but there is sufficient confusion over the meanings of a.m. and p.m. when the hour is 12 to make it advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight where clarity is required.

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p.m., P.M., pm, PM

abbreviation for

1. (indicating the time period from midday to midnight) post meridiem Compare a.m

[Latin: after noon]

2. (Medicine) post-mortem (examination)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	p.m. - after noon post meridiem postmeridian - after noon
Adv.	1.	P.M. - between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." post meridiem Latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome

Translations

p.m. pm [ˌpiːˈɛm] adv abbr (=post meridiem)

(= in the afternoon) → de l'après-midi
at 2 p.m → à deux heures de l'après-midi, à quatorze heures

(= in the evening) → du soir
at 8 p.m → à huit heures du soir, à vingt heures

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p.m. [ˈpiːˈɛm] adv abbr (in the afternoon) → del pomeriggio; (in the evening) → di sera

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p.m. [ˈpiːˈɛm] adv abbr (in the afternoon) → del pomeriggio; (in the evening) → di sera

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P.M. → مساءً odpoledne om eftermiddagen nachmittags μ.μ. de la tarde iltapäivällä de l’après-midi poslijepodne pomeridiano 午後の 오후 p.m. ettermiddag po południu depois do meio-dia, p.m. после полудня e.m. ตัวย่อของเวลาตั้งแต่หลังเที่ยงวันถึงเที่ยงคืน öğleden sonra chiều tối 下午