Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postdict

/pəʊs(t)ˈdɪkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-dict
IPA: /pəʊs(t)ˈdɪkt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To estimate or suppose something which took place in past; to conjecture something that occurred beforehand.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Modelled on predict; see post-.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

postdicts (present, singular) postdicting (participle, present) postdicted (participle, past) postdicted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

postdictable postdictability postdictive postdictively postdiction postdictor

Questions

How do you pronounce postdict?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəʊs(t)ˈdɪkt/.
What does postdict mean?: To estimate or suppose something which took place in past; to conjecture something that occurred beforehand.
Where does postdict come from?: Modelled on predict; see post-.

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