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p. m.

p. m. is the alternative form of p.m..

Meaning of p.m.

Adverb (1)

p.m. (not comparable)

  1. In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
    • HOURLY PRECIPITATION … 9 PM THROUGH 12 PM (MIDNIGHT) ZERO DAILY TOTAL1971, U.S. Department of Commerce, Hourly Precipitation Data: Ohio, page 14
    Synonyms:
    in the afternoon

Adverb (2)

p.m. (not comparable)

  1. after death

Noun capitalized: P. M.

P. M. (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of PM.

Adverb capitalized: P. M.

P. M. (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of p.m..
    • That ſeven Sail chaſed him in particular, from Day-light to Five P. M. when they gave over Chace:[…]1754 December 30, The Caledonian Mercury, number 5158, Edinburgh
    • At 2 P. M. They unmaſked another Battery of — Pieces of Cannon, three of which were 18 Pounders, the others 12 and 6. They began with a briſk Fire, which continued two Hours, then ſlackened. About Five P. M. we ſaw a Barge go over to Belle Famille, on the other Side of the River, and ſome Motions...1759 August 30, The Maryland Gazette, Containing the Freshest Advices Foreign and Domestic, number 747

Questions about p. m.

What is p. m. the alternative form of?
P. m. is the alternative form of p.m..
What part of speech is p. m.?
P. m. can be a noun or an adverb.

Words near p. m. in the dictionary

  1. p.
  2. p. c.
  3. P. D. T.
  4. P. E. I.
  5. P. I.
  6. p. m.
  7. P. O.
  8. p. p.
  9. P. Q.
  10. p. t.
  11. P. U.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: p. m. (page history and authors); P. M. (page history and authors); p.m. (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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