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PM^¹

/ˌpiː ˈɛm/

noun PMs · P.M. · p.m.

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of post mortem ‘We ought to have a P.M. report by ten o'clock, preliminary anyway.’
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of prime minister
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of private message
Internet, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of personal message Send me a PM if interested.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of price match
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of project management
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of project manager
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of performance management
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of perfect match
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of program manager
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of product manager
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of pilot monitoring
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of place marker
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of permanent magnet
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of particulate matter; followed by a subscripted number representing the size of the particles in micrometres (μm). PM_(2.5)
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of push money
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of portfolio manager
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of precious metal
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of postmaster

verb PMs · PMing · PMed · P.M. · p.m.

To project manage.
Internet, transitive To send a private message to (someone). PM me if you want more information.
Similar: DM

adverb P.M. · p.m.

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of p.m. (“after noon”). Today the sun sets at 8:25 PM

phrase P.M. · p.m.

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of partially meet

pm^²

adverb

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of p.m.
Opposite: am

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: post meridiem, postmeridian, postmortem, phase modulation, premier, prime minister, promethium, necropsy, autopsy, postmortem examination, eta, sat, lehrer, scl, tofranil, afternoon

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@misc{pm_2026,
  title = {pm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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