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PM

PM

1.0
The time between noon and midnight used for clock times
  • noun
translation icon : p. m.
  • The meeting is scheduled for 3 PM, so please arrive on time.

Directions for use is AM and PM and apply after treatment steps.

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Examples

  • Directions for use is AM and PM and apply after treatment steps.

    Wayne Goss

  • It's just that on a simple clock, we might not have an indicator for the time switching from AM to PM or from one day to the next.

    Sabine Hossenfelder

  • So Thursday PM channel, be there.

    The British Museum

  • I usually have lunch around 1 PM and then take a short break.

  • The store closes at 8 PM every evening.

Synonyms

P.M.
vsPM
1.0

The time from noon until midnight used in 12-hour clock times

is the uppercase form without dots used for the same period
p.m.
vsPM
1.0

The time from noon until midnight used for times after 12:00

is the uppercase form without dots used for the same period
pm
vsPM
1.0

After noon and before midnight on a 12-hour clock

is the uppercase form without dots used for the same period
post meridiem
vsPM
5.3

The time from noon to midnight

is the short uppercase form without dots used in ordinary time notation

Antonyms

AM
7 1.0

The time between midnight and noon

Surface Forms

PM singular
PMs plural

Morphology

PM = P + M

This is an initialism (PM = post meridiem); the letters do not transparently convey the meaning 'afternoon/evening' to learners.

Etymology

PM comes from the Latin words post meridiem, which mean 'after midday'. So PM marks the time from noon to midnight.