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post-

prefix

: after or later than

Full Definition of POST-

a : after : subsequent : later <postdate>

b : behind : posterior : following after <postlude> <postconsonantal>

a : subsequent to : later than <postoperative>

b : posterior to <postorbital>

post·abor·tion
post·ac·ci·dent
post·ad·o·les·cent
post·am·pu·ta·tion
post·apart·heid
post·apoc·a·lyp·tic
post·ar·rest
post·atom·ic
post·at·tack
post·bac·ca·lau·re·ate
post·bib·li·cal
post·bour·geois
post·burn
post·cap·i·tal·ist
post–Chris·tian
post·co·i·tal
post·col·lege
post·col·le·giate
post·co·lo·nial
post·com·mu·nist
post·con·cep·tion
post·con·cert
post·con·quest
post·con·so·nan·tal
post·con·ven·tion
post·cop·u·la·to·ry
post·cor·o·nary
post·coup
post·crash
post·cri·sis
post–Dar·win·i·an
post·dead·line
post·de·bate
post·de·liv·ery
post·de·po·si·tion·al
post·de·pres·sion
post·de·val·u·a·tion
post·dive
post·di·ves·ti·ture
post·di·vorce
post·drug
post·ed·it·ing
post–Ein·stein·ian
post·elec·tion
post·en·ceph·a·lit·ic
post·ep·i·lep·tic
post·erup·tive
post·ex·er·cise
post·ex·pe·ri·ence
post·ex·po·sure
post·fire
post·flight
post·frac·ture
post·freeze
post–Freud·ian
post·game
post·gla·cial
post·grad·u·a·tion
post·har·vest
post·hem·or·rhag·ic
post·hol·i·day
post·ho·lo·caust
post·hos·pi·tal
post·im·pact
post·im·pe·ri·al
post·im·plan·ta·tion
post·in·au·gu·ral
post·in·de·pen·dence
post·in·dus·tri·al
post·in·fec·tion
post·in·jec·tion
post·in·oc·u·la·tion
post·ir·ra·di·a·tion
post·land·ing
post·launch
post·lib·er·a·tion
post·mar·i·tal
post·mas·tec·to·my
post·mat·ing
post·me·di·e·val
post·mid·night
post·neo·na·tal
post·or·gas·mic
post·pres·i·den·tial
post·pri·ma·ry
post·pris·on
post·psy·cho·an·a·lyt·ic
post·pu·ber·ty
post·pu·bes·cent
post·race
post·re·ces·sion
post–Ref·or·ma·tion
post·res·ur·rec·tion
post·re·tire·ment
post·rev·o·lu·tion·ary
post·ri·ot
post·ro·man·tic
post·sea·son
post·sec·ond·ary
post·show
post·stim·u·la·tion
post·stim·u·lus
post·strike
post·tax
post·teen
post·trau·mat·ic
post·treat·ment
post·trial
post·vac·ci·nal
post·vac·ci·na·tion
post·va·sec·to·my
post–Vic·to·ri·an
post·wean·ing
post·work·shop

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Origin of POST-

Middle English, from Latin, from post; akin to Lithuanian pas at, Greek apo away from — more at of

POSTDEBATE Defined for Kids

post-

prefix

Definition of POST- for Kids

: after : later : following : behind <postscript>

Medical Dictionary

post-

prefix

Medical Definition of POST-

: after : later than <postoperative> <postcoronary>

: behind : posterior to <postcanine>

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