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Oxford Essential Dictionary

p.m.

 abbreviation
You use p.m. after a time to show that it is between midday and midnight:
The plane leaves at 3?p.m.
We use a.m. for times between midnight and midday.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

p.m.

p.m. BrE AmE (also pm British English) /piː ˈem/
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: post meridiem 'after noon']
used after numbers expressing the time, to show that it is between ↑noon and ↑midnight ⇨ a.m.:
The meeting starts at 2.30 pm.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

p.m.

p.m. (NAmE also P.M.)  [ˌpiː ˈem]    [ˌpiː ˈem]  abbreviation
after 12 o'clock noon (from Latin post meridiem )
The appointment is at 3 p.m.
compare  a.m.  
Word Origin:

[p.m.] from Latin post meridiem.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

p.m.

p.m. (TIME), pm /ˌpiːˈem/
ABBREVIATION
used when referring to a time in the afternoon or evening or at night:
We'll be arriving at about 4.30 p.m.
The 6pm train is usually very crowded.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

p.m.

/pi: em/
also pm

p.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between 12 noon and 12 midnight. Compare a.m.
The spa closes at 9:00 pm.