post-
/poʊst/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
prefix
after; later.
prefix
Example Sentences
- "Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page."
- "The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“."
- "Tammy Baldwin, the two-term Wisconsin Democrat, didn’t attend President Joe Biden’s post-debate rally in the state earlier this month."
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”)
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /poʊst/
- British English: /pəʊst/
Derived Forms
Phrases
post-boost phase
post-Enlightenment
posthypnotic suggestion
post-nasal drip
post-op
post-polio syndrome
post-transition metal