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p.m. en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /piːˈɛm/

Etymology

Abbreviation of post meridiem (“after noon”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
   • Some AI startups are taking the workplace back to the dark ages, adopting the Chinese “9-9-6 work schedule” in which employees toil from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. six days a week from Monday to Saturday. 2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025:
   • The Taoyuan City Fire Department said that two others, a man and a woman, were pulled from the vehicle alive after rescuers were called to the scene of the accident near Sbunaw Bridge in Fuxing District at 12:27 p.m. 2023 August 3, Yeh Chen, Bernadette Hsiao, “4 found without vital signs after vehicle plunges into rural Taoyuan valley”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023, Society:
   • The 12-hour clock uses A.M. for the morning hours of midnight (12:00 A.M.) to almost noon (11:59 A.M.) and the P.M. designation for the hours from noon (12:00 P.M.) to almost midnight (11:59 PM). 2009, Robert Bill, Medical Mathematics and Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Professionals, page 348:
   • HOURLY PRECIPITATION … 9 PM THROUGH 12 PM (MIDNIGHT) ZERO DAILY TOTAL 1971, U.S. Department of Commerce, Hourly Precipitation Data: Ohio, page 14
   • We never say 12 a.m. or 12 p.m. It's either 12 midnight or 12 noon, respectively. 2007, Khurana Rohit, Number Game 4, page 144:
   • CNN is seeking comment from legal representation for Martin. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET). 2022 April 4, Susannah Cullinane, Holly Yan, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, “All 6 victims killed in the Sacramento mass shooting are identified as police arrest a suspect”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2022:
   • Anna. — Yes, Ms. Weaver. — Are you busy? — Yes, Ms. Weaver. I am busy. — My office. 5:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
   • The 12-hour clock, which is used in the U.S., Canada, and a few other countries, divides time into two cycles: a.m. (ante meridiem, Latin for before midday) from midnight, 12 a.m., to 11:59 a.m.; and p.m. (post meridiem, Latin for after midday) from noon, 12 p.m., to 11:59 p.m. 2015, Arhlene A. Flowers, Global Writing for Public Relations, page 141:

Forms

Antonyms

in the forenoon · a.m.

Synonyms

in the afternoon

Translations (50)

fr après-midi (after noon) · de nachmittags (after noon) · es p. m. (after noon) · is p.m. (after noon) · fi p.m. (after noon) · cy y.h. (after noon) · kk түстен кейін (after noon) · cmn 晚上 (after noon) · sv em (after noon) · ar م (after noon) · fi iltapäivällä (after noon) · it pomeridiano (after noon) · he אחרי הצהריים (after noon) · fr de l'après-midi (after noon) · it di pomeriggio (after noon) · is e.h. (after noon) · cy y.p. (after noon) · el μ.μ. (after noon) · ja 午後 (after noon) · cs odpoledne (after noon) · ar مَسَاءً (after noon) · ka ნაშუადღევს (after noon) · tl n.h. (after noon) · nv tł'éeʼgo neeznáágóó oolkiłgo... (after noon) · tl n.g. (after noon) · ru ве́чера (after noon) · de am Nachmittag (after noon) · ru пополу́дни (after noon) · es PM (after noon) · ru дня (after noon) · cs večer (after noon) · ru по́сле полу́дня (after noon) · mn ҮХ (after noon) · fr de la nuit (after noon) · pt p.m. (after noon) · cmn 下午 (after noon) · ko 오후에 (after noon) · eo p.t.m. (after noon) · fi ip. (after noon) · ti ድሕር ሰዒት (after noon) · eo ptm. (after noon) · tr ÖS. (after noon) · fi j. pp. (after noon) · ko 오후 (after noon) · fr du soir (after noon) · is eftir hádegi (after noon) · gd f (feasgar) (after noon) · fa ب.ظ (after noon) · it p.m. (after noon) · is síðdegis (after noon)

p.m. en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /piːˈɛm/

Etymology

Abbreviation of post mortem (“after death”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) after death

Forms

p.m. en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /piːˈɛm/

Etymology

Abbreviation of palm muting.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of palm muting.
   alt of palm muting

Forms