English Explanatory Dictionary

post-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. after; later.
  2. behind.

Pronunciation

/poʊst/ /pəʊst/

Word forms

post-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- From Latin post (“after, behind”). Cognate with Spanish pues (“well, so, then”)

Synonyms

after- retro-

Antonyms

pre- ante- fore- retro-

Derived words

postaxial postbellum post-boost phase postclassical postcoital postcolonial postconsumer postcranial postdate postdiluvian postdoc postdoctoral postembryonic post-Enlightenment postexilic postfix postfrontal postganglionic postgasm postglacial postgraduate posthaste posthole posthumous posthypnotic suggestion postidentity postimpressionism postindustrial postlux postmenopausal postmenstrual postmeridian postmillenarian postmillenarianism postmillennial postmillennialism postmodern postmortem postnasal post-nasal drip postnatal postnuptial post-op postoperative postorbital postpartum post-polio syndrome postpone postpose postposition postpositive postprandial postproduction postscript postseason postsecular poststructuralism postsynaptic posttenebras posttest
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