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post-

pref.

1. After; later: postmillennial.

2. Behind; posterior to: postaxial.

[Latin, from post, behind, after; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

post-

prefix

1. after in time or sequence; following; subsequent postgraduate

2. behind; posterior to postorbital

[from Latin, from post after, behind]

post-

A prefix that means "after," as in postoperative, after an operation, or "behind," as in postnasal, behind the nose or nasal passages.

Translations

post- [ˈpəʊst-] prefix [modernist, feminist] → post-, post
the post-1945 era → l'après-1945
post-election euphoria → l'euphorie qui a suivi les élections
post-1990 adj → d'après 1990; adv → après 1990

post-

pref → nach-; (esp with words derived from Latin or Greek) → post-; postcommunist → post- or nachkommunistisch; post-traumatic → posttraumatisch

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The moment she comes into sight she looks at the post- office and sees him.

The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

It was a walk of two miles, and the evening was wet, but the days were still long; I visited a shop or two, slipped the letter into the post- office, and came back through heavy rain, with streaming garments, but with a relieved heart.

Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context

With that sort of spiced food provided for his anxious thought, watchful for strange men, strange beasts, strange turns of the tide, he would make the best of his way up, a military seaman with a short sword on thigh and a bronze helmet on his head, the pioneer post- captain of an imperial fleet.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

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