SINCE 1828
post meridiem
adjective
post me·ri·di·em
| \ ˌpōs(t)-mə-ˈri-dē-əm
, -ˌem\
, -ˌem\
Definition of post meridiem
: being after noon
—abbreviation PM, p.m., or (British) pm
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