Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective After noon. Used chiefly in the abbreviated form to specify the hour.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun After midday: applied to the time between noon and midnight. Regularly abbreviated P. M.,
p. m. , or p. m.
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- adverb
after noon , in theafternoon .
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- adjective after noon
- adverb between noon and midnight
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin post merīdiem : post, after + merīdiem, accusative of merīdiēs, midday.]
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From Latin post ("after") + merīdiēm, accusative singular of merīdiēs ("noon, midday").
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sionnach commented on the word post meridiem
the mail arrives at noon.
July 14, 2008