post meridiem

[ pohst muh-rid-ee-uhm, -em ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

post meridiem

/ ˈpəʊst məˈrɪdɪəm /

First recorded in 1645–50

C17: Latin: after noon

Conscripserunt communiter edictum cum poena atque iudicio constitueruntque, ut omnes simul in rostra post meridiem escenderent.

Post meridiem, we are ostracized, if not more rudely mobbed.

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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