Being or belonging to the afternoon; as postmeridian sleep.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M.)
2. Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late.
Evening Roget’s Thesaurus §126
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
Phr. "midnight, the outpost of advancing day", "sable- vested night", "this gorgeous arch with golden worlds inlay'd"
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