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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apraahna
"हमारी बैठक अपराह्न में होगी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring after noon; relating to the afternoon.
"The conference scheduled several postmeridian panel discussions."
- 1
The afternoon period; the time between noon and midnight.
"He preferred to conduct his outdoor exercises during the quiet postmeridian."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'postmeridianus', formed from 'post-' meaning after and 'meridianus' relating to midday, from 'meridies' meaning noon. Entering English in the late 16th century, it serves as the formal foundation for the common abbreviation 'p.m.'
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Postmeridian" is said worldwide
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de l'après-midi
Transliteration: duh luh a-prey-mee-dee
"La réunion est prévue pour l'heure postméridienne."
nachgemittags
Transliteration: nahk-mi-tah-guhs
"Die postmeridianen Termine müssen bestätigt werden."
pomeridiano
Transliteration: po-me-ri-dja-no
"Il sole pomeridiano riscalda la stanza."
postmeridiano
Transliteration: post-me-ɾi-dja-no
"El sol postmeridiano brillaba intensamente en el cielo."
postmeridiano
Transliteration: post-me-ɾi-dʒi-ɐ-nu
"As atividades postmeridianas foram canceladas devido à chuva."
अपराह्न
Transliteration: apraahna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमारी बैठक अपराह्न में होगी।"
下午的
Transliteration: xià wǔ de
Script: 中文汉字
"午后会议安排在下午进行。"
오후의
Transliteration: ohu-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"오후 일정은 매우 바쁩니다."
午後の
Transliteration: gogo no
Script: 日本語
"午後のセッションはまもなく始まります。"
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