Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postnate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
post-nate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

subsequent

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin postnatus (“second or subsequently born”), from post (“after”) + natus (“born”).

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Questions

What does postnate mean?
subsequent
Where does postnate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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