post meridiem

1. 1.

   after noon

   Synonymsp.m.

   Similarpostmeridian

1. 1.

   between noon and midnight

   “let's meet at 8 P.M.”

   SynonymsP.M.

   Latin

Questions about post meridiem

What does post meridiem mean?

post meridiem means "after noon". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for post meridiem?

Close synonyms include p.m., P.M.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is post meridiem a common word?

post meridiem is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.