Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postholiday

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
posthol-i-day
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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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- Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-Germanic *hailagaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz Old English hāliġdæġ Middle English halyday English holiday English postholiday From post- + holiday.

Questions

What does postholiday mean?
Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December
Where does postholiday come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-Germanic *hailagaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz Old English hāliġdæġ Middle English halyday English holiday English postholiday From post- + holiday.

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