post meridiem

[ pohstmuh-rid-ee-uhm, -em ]

adverb
  1. after noon.: See also p.m.

Origin of post meridiem

1
First 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 Cicero
  • post meridiem, we are ostracized, if not more rudely mobbed.

    Mount Rainier | Various
  • The woods are all running down the lake,—and at that rate, by two post meridiem will be in the sea.

British Dictionary definitions for post meridiem

post meridiem

/ (ˈpəʊst məˈrɪdɪəm) /


  1. the full form of p.m.

Origin of post meridiem

1
C17: Latin: after noon

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