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P.m.
/piːˈɛm/
After noon (used after a time to indicate it is between noon and midnight, i.e., in the afternoon, evening or night as opposed to the morning)
📖 Definitions of "P.m."
adverb
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After noon (used after a time to indicate it is between noon and midnight, i.e., in the afternoon, evening or night as opposed to the morning)
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "P.m."
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pmnoun | (transitive, Internet) To send a private message to (someone). |
| post meridiem | After noon, in the afternoon. |
| bentlernoun | A surname from German. |
| afternoonnoun | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
| eveningnoun | The time of day between afternoon and night. |
| afterhours | After opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak. |
| eventidenoun | (archaic, poetic, literary) Evening. |
| vespertidenoun | (poetic, archaic) the evening, especially (Christianity) the time at which vespers is prayed |
| vespertine | (poetic) Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the evening. |
| twilightnoun | The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth. |
| dusknoun | The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period. |
| sundownnoun | (now chiefly US) Sunset. |
| nightfallnoun | The close of the day; the coming of night. |
| early-evening | — |
| after-lunch | — |
| vespernoun | A vesper martini. |
| a.m.noun | Initialism of Master of Arts. [A postgraduate degree usually in a non-science subject.] |
| noonnoun | The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon. |
| 30pmnoun | — |
| afternoonish | (informal) Around the time of afternoon. |
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