p.m.
/ˌpiːˈem/ abbreviationDefinition
A1 used when referring to a time in the afternoon or evening or at night: We'll be arriving at about 4.30 p.m. The 6 p.m. train is usually very crowded. → Compare a.m.Days and times of day
(Definition of p.m. from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a.m. adverb
- afternoon noun
- afternoons adverb
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime noun
- crepuscular adjective
- dawn noun
- in broad daylight idiom
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders noun
- lighting-up time noun
- local time noun
- night noun (EVENING)
- o'clock adverb
- office hours noun
- opening time noun
- overnight adjective, adverb (TIME OF DAY)
- playtime noun
- twilit adjective
- watershed noun (TELEVISION)
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