Afternoon
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Afternoon is the time of day from 12:00 PM (noon) to 6:00 PM - according to multiple dictionaries. However, other dictionaries define it more loosely to include the time from lunchtime until evening or sunset [1]. As the term has been in use since before the common man carried a timepiece, more generalized timing, such as lunch time, and supper time would then have been more practical as a means to define the time period.
The term should not be confused with "after noon" (two separate words), which is a translation of the Latin "post meridiem" (p.m.) as used in the 12-hour clock, meaning a time of day from noon to midnight.
In Australia and New Zealand, the word "arvo" is a slang term for afternoon.
[edit] References
- ^ "afternoon". Merriam-Webster Online. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afternoon. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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Media related to Afternoon at Wikimedia Commons 
The Wiktionary entry for afternoon
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