Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postwar

/pˈoʊstwˈɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: post-war
IPA: /pˈoʊstwˈɔɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of post-war.

Example Sentences

"Men in the postwar period were threatened by the thought of a woman with more or even as much education as they had."

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 *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English postwar From post- + war.

Rhymes With

for or your more before four war d'or door store floor anymore

Questions

How do you pronounce postwar?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊstwˈɔɹ/.
What does postwar mean?: Alternative spelling of post-war.
Where does postwar 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 *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English postwar From post- + war.

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