post meridiemadv.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t) mᵻˈrɪdɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t) məˈrɪdiəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin post merīdiem.

Etymology: < classical Latin post merīdiem after midday < post after (see post- prefix) + merīdiem , accusative of merīdiēs midday (see meridian adj.). Compare earlier ante meridiem adv. and postmeridian n.

After midday; applied to the hours between noon and midnight. Usually abbreviated P.M., p.m., or pm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [noun]

evenOE

overnoonOE

midovernoona1325

afternoonc1330

mid-afternoona1400

undern1470

after-dinner1576

postmeridian1583

evening1587

post meridiem1647

none1656

noon1667

postnoon1686

aft1772

p.m.1776

after1906

pip emma1912

arvo1933

pee em1933

afty1966

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. iv. 34 I would erect a Figure of Heaven the sixt of January 1646, one hour thirty minutes afternoon, or P.M, that is Post Meridiem.

1743 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 425/1 Divers solar Altitudes both ante & post Meridiem.

1837 W. G. Clark Let. Jan. in Lit. Remains (1844) 107 At thirty minutes and seventeen seconds past seven o'clock, post meridiem, the great door of the ante-room was thrown open.

1952 R. C. Hutchinson Recoll. of Journey iv. 79 No Polish person is permitted to be outside his certified dwelling after six o'clock post meridiem or before seven o'clock ante meridiem.

1989 J. Campbell-Kease Compan. Local Hist. Res. (BNC) 326 These..measurements were counted in two series of twelve with their poles at noon and midnight, and to differentiate between them the terms ante meridiem and post meridiem (‘am’ and ‘pm’) were coined.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	post meridiem
释义	post meridiemadv. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t) mᵻˈrɪdɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t) məˈrɪdiəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin post merīdiem. Etymology: < classical Latin post merīdiem after midday < post after (see post- prefix) + merīdiem , accusative of merīdiēs midday (see meridian adj.). Compare earlier ante meridiem adv. and postmeridian n. After midday; applied to the hours between noon and midnight. Usually abbreviated P.M., p.m., or pm. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > afternoon > [noun] evenOE overnoonOE midovernoona1325 afternoonc1330 mid-afternoona1400 undern1470 after-dinner1576 postmeridian1583 evening1587 post meridiem1647 none1656 noon1667 postnoon1686 aft1772 p.m.1776 after1906 pip emma1912 arvo1933 pee em1933 afty1966 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. iv. 34 I would erect a Figure of Heaven the sixt of January 1646, one hour thirty minutes afternoon, or P.M, that is Post Meridiem. 1743 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 425/1 Divers solar Altitudes both ante & post Meridiem. 1837 W. G. Clark Let. Jan. in Lit. Remains (1844) 107 At thirty minutes and seventeen seconds past seven o'clock, post meridiem, the great door of the ante-room was thrown open. 1952 R. C. Hutchinson Recoll. of Journey iv. 79 No Polish person is permitted to be outside his certified dwelling after six o'clock post meridiem or before seven o'clock ante meridiem. 1989 J. Campbell-Kease Compan. Local Hist. Res. (BNC) 326 These..measurements were counted in two series of twelve with their poles at noon and midnight, and to differentiate between them the terms ante meridiem and post meridiem (‘am’ and ‘pm’) were coined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1647
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