Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An abbreviation of premium.
  • An abbreviation of Paymaster-General
  • of Postmaster-General.
  • noun In dental formulæ, an abbreviation of premolar.

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  • initialism Alternative spelling of p.m..
  • initialism Alternative spelling of PM.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective after noon
  • adverb between noon and midnight
  • noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  • noun the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
  • noun a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium
  • noun modulation of the phase of the carrier wave

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Examples

  • Miller, who holds the title P.M. and worshful master, said police Cpl.R. Scott Miller, who also is a Mason, suggested the donation.

    Heraldstandard.com: Home1 RSS feed 2010

  • Results expected shortly after 7 P.M., which is to say in an hour or so ...

    SC-Pres 2009

  • Results expected shortly after 7 P.M., which is to say in an hour or so ...

    South Carolina Results Coming Soon.. 2009

  • I often call at the last minute and can easily pop in without a fuss, and the salon is open until 8 P.M., which is perfect for those of us who prefer blowouts at the end of the day before a night on the town.

    Vanity Mirror: Effortlessly Fekkai: SunHee Grinnell Grinnell, SunHee 2008

  • I often call at the last minute and can easily pop in without a fuss, and the salon is open until 8 P.M., which is perfect for those of us who prefer blowouts at the end of the day before a night on the town.

    Vanity Mirror: VF Daily Grinnell, SunHee 2008

  • Around two P.M., which is when I decided I'd need fresh clothes if I were to stay on in Ashford for the rest of the weekend, I decided to drive back up to Seattle that afternoon.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2003

  • Around two P.M., which is when I decided I'd need fresh clothes if I were to stay on in Ashford for the rest of the weekend, I decided to drive back up to Seattle that afternoon.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2003

  • It shows that he and his partner, working on first-class garments for a Broadway house in the four busiest weeks of the season, made together from $15.15 to $19.20 a week by striving from 6 A.M. to 11 P.M., that is to say, from $7.58 to $9.60 each.

    XI. The Sweaters of Jewtown 1890

  • We re-entered camp at 7.20 P.M., which is long after dark in regions so near to the equator.

    What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845

  • From what I read, many Brazilians who live in Switzerland have expressed their doubts about Paula Oliveira being carved with a knife by three skin heads at 7.30 P.M. which is supposed to be a busy hour in the subway station in Zürich.

    Home 2009

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