# p.m.

Pronunciation: say "pee-EM" /piːˈɛm/

## Adverb

1. In the half of the day running from noon to midnight, as marked on a 12-hour clock.
   - Simple: In the hours from noon until midnight, using a 12-hour clock.
   - _Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins half an hour later._
   - _Her shift starts at 2 p.m. and ends late in the evening._

## Other meanings

- (adverb) Occurring at a point in time after death.
- (noun) Abbreviation of palm muting.

## Origin

An abbreviation of the Latin 'post meridiem', meaning 'after noon'.

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