First Known Use: 1647
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post meridiem
adjective post me·ri·di·em \-mə-ˈri-dē-əm, -ˌem\
Definition of POST MERIDIEM
: being after noon —abbreviation PM
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Origin of POST MERIDIEM
Latin
Rhymes with POST MERIDIEM
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