post meridiem
[ pohstmuh-rid-ee-uhm, -em ]
adverb
after noon.: See also p.m.
Origin of post meridiem
1First recorded in 1645–50
Words Nearby post meridiem
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How to use post meridiem in a sentence
Conscripserunt communiter edictum cum poena atque iudicio constitueruntque, ut omnes simul in rostra post meridiem escenderent.
De Officiis | Marcus Tullius Ciceropost meridiem, we are ostracized, if not more rudely mobbed.
Mount Rainier | VariousThe woods are all running down the lake,—and at that rate, by two post meridiem will be in the sea.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) | John Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for post meridiem
post meridiem
/ (ˈpəʊst məˈrɪdɪəm) /
the full form of p.m.
Origin of post meridiem
1C17: Latin: after noon
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