(indicating the time period from midday to midnight) post meridiem
See a.m.post-mortem (examination)
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P.M.,
an abbreviation of:
p.m. or P.M., an abbreviation of Latin post meridiem:
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- post-mortem.
- Prime Minister.
p.m. or P.M., an abbreviation of Latin post meridiem:
- Timeafter noon (used with hours of a day).
- Timethe period between noon and midnight.
Pm, [Symbol, Chem.]
pm.,
P.M.,
- Chemistrypromethium.
pm.,
- premium.
P.M.,
- Past Master.
- Paymaster.
- TimeSee p.m.
- Police Magistrate.
- Postmaster.
- post-mortem.
- Prime Minister.
- Provost Marshal.
- Timeafter noon.
- Timethe period between noon and midnight.
- Latin post merīdiem
- See a.m.
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'P.M.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
COM
- CPM
- D.P.M.
- IPM
- LP
- M.E.P.
- M.R.P.
- M.S.C.P.
- M.U.P.
- MCP
- MP
- P.M.G.
- P.M.L.
- PMLA
- Pm
- a.m.
- afternoon watch
- airtime
- am
- bankers' hours
- bell
- bring forward
- chow
- colon
- day school
- dogwatch
- evening watch
- extended play
- family hour
- forty-five
- gpm
- happy hour
- hole
- nine-to-five
- nones
- noon
- noonhour
- open bar
- pip emma
- post meridiem
- ppm
- prime time
- rpm
- screening
- shellac
- suppertime
- sym-
- until
- work-hour