p.m.

abbr. after noon.
Etymology: L post meridiem

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1. Past Master.

2. Paymaster.

3. See p.m.

4. Police Magistrate.

5. Postmaster.

6. post-mortem.

7. Prime Minister.

8. Provost Marshal.

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p.m. variant UK [ˌpiː ˈem] US [ˌpi ˈem]

Main entry: pm

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p.m.,

1. a) after noon (Latin, post meridiem): »

School ends at 3 _P.M.

b) the time from noon to midnight.

2. post-mortem.

Pm (no period),

promethium (chemical element).

P.M.,

1. a) after noon (Latin, post meridiem). b) the time from noon to midnight.

2. Paymaster.

3. Police Magistrate.

4. Postmaster.

5. Prime Minister.

p.m. (no periods),

promissory note.

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abbr. after noon, used after times of day between noon and midnight

at 3:30 p.m

Origin:

from Latin post meridiem

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(or PM or Brit pm) abbr

in the afternoon or evening

— used with numbers to show the time of day

She went to bed at 10 p.m.

He works every day from 8:00 a.m. to/until 4:30 p.m.

Lunch will be served at 12 p.m. [=noon; one hour after 11 a.m.]

◇ The abbreviation p.m. stands for the Latin phrase post meridiem, which means “after noon.” compare ↑a.m.

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p.m. (NAmE also P.M.) [ˌpiː ˈem] [ˌpiː ˈem] abbreviation

after 12 o'clock ↑noon (from Latin ‘post meridiem ’)

•

The appointment is at 3 p.m.

compare ↑a.m.

 

Word Origin:

[p.m.] from Latin post meridiem.

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p.m.

abbrev. of post meridiem, afternoon, q.v.