postmeridian

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: post=me=rid=i=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

postmeridian, a. [L. postmeridianus; post after + meridianus. See Meridian.].

•  Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M.)  [1913 Webster]
•  Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

postmeridian

Evening

N evening, eve, decline of day, fall of day, close of day, candlelight, candlelighting, eventide, nightfall, curfew, dusk, twilight, eleventh hour, sunset, sundown, going down of the sun, cock-shut, dewy eve, gloaming, bedtime, afternoon, postmeridian, p, m, autumn, fall, fall of the leaf, autumnal equinox, Indian summer, St. Luke's summer, St. Martin's summer, midnight, dead of night, witching hour, witching hour of night, witching time of night, winter, killing time, vespertine, autumnal, nocturnal, midnight, the outpost of advancing day, sable-vested Night, this gorgeous arch with golden worlds inlay'd.