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See|PM|P.M.
English

Alternative forms
pm

Etymology
Abbreviation of L. post meridiem, "after noon".

abbreviation
p.m.

1. after noon (used after a time to indicate it is between noon and midnight, i.e., in the afternoon, evening or night as opposed to the morning)

Usage notes
For discussion of the use of 12 p.m., see the usage notes for a.m.#Usage notes|a.m..

Synonyms
in the afternoon, in the evening, at night (depending on the hour referred to)

Antonyms
a.m.
in the morning

Translations
trans-top|after noon
Finnish: p.m.#Finnish|p.m., iltapäivällä
French: de l'après-midi (in the afternoon), du soir (in the evening), de la nuit (in the night)
German: nachmittags, am Nachmittag<!-- not idiomatic so not wikified -->
Greek: μ.μ.<!--this belongs on the Greek page: (με�ά �ο με�ημέ�ι)-->
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (��, gogo)
Korean: �� (ohu)
Russian: по�ле пол�дн� (pósle polúdn'a), попол�дни (popolúdni)
Tagalog: n.h., n.g.
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Category:Time
Category:Initialisms

es:p.m.
fr:p.m.
io:p.m.
pl:p.m.
ru:p.m.
vi:p.m.

• 2007-12-23 23:47 - BD2412 - see [[P.M.]]

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