English-Thai Dictionary
post
N การ ไปรษ ณีย์ mail service postal service P.O kan-pai-sa-ne
post
N ตำแหน่ง ตำแหน่ง การงาน หน้าที่ appointment assighment tam-nang
post
N ที่มั่น กองกำลัง รักษาการณ์ ฐาน ti-man
post
N สถานี สถานที่ทำงาน sa-ta-ne
post
N เสา เสา ปัก pillar stake stud sao
post
N เสา ประตู (กีฬา doorpost sao-pra-tu
post
VT จัด กำลัง jad-kam-lang
post
VT จัด ให้ ทำงาน jad-hai-tam-nang
post
VT ประกาศ pra-kad
post
VT ส่งจดหมาย เขียนจดหมาย ส่ง ไปรษ ณีย์ song-jod-mai
post
VT แจ้ง บันทึก ลง ใน บัญชี jang
post away
PHRV ส่ง ไป ประจำ ที่ ต่างๆ song-pai-pra-jam-tam-ti-tang-tang
post from
PHRV ส่ง (ทางไปรษ ณีย์ จาก mail from song-jak
post from
PHRV เดินทาง อย่างรวดเร็ว post to doen-tang-yang-ruad-reo
post meridiem
ADJ หลัง เที่ยง ช่วง ระยะเวลา ระหว่าง 12.00 น ถึง 24.00 น (มี คำย่อ ว่า P.M p.m PM หรือ pm lang-ting
post office
N ที่ทำการไปรษ ณีย์ ti-tam-kan-pai-sa-ne
post on
PHRV ติด (ประกาศ ไว้ บน tid-wai-bon
post to
PHRV ส่ง (จดหมาย ,ห่อ ของ ไป ให้ mail to song-pai-hai
post to
PHRV ส่งตัว ไป ยัง (คน song-tua-pai-yang
post to
PHRV เดินทาง อย่างเร็ว ไป ยัง โดย เปลี่ยน ม้า ระหว่างทาง doen-tang-yang-reo-pai-yang
post up
PHRV จด ลงบัญชี jod-long-ban-che
post up
PHRV ทำให้ คุ้นเคย กับ ข้อมูล tam-hai-kua-koi-kab-kor-muan
post up
PHRV ปิดประกาศ pid-pra-kad
post-
PRF ด้านหลัง ภายหลัง dan-lang
post-free
ADJ ที่ ไม่ต้อง เสีย ค่า ไปรษ ณีย์ ti-mai-tong-sia-ka-pai-sa-ne
post-mortem
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ชันสูตร kiao-kab-kan-chan-na-sud-sob
postage
N ค่า ส่ง ของ ทางไปรษ ณีย์ ka-song-kong-tang-pai-sa-ne
postage
N ดวงตราไปรษ ณียากร แสตมป์ stamp dung-tra-pai-sa-ne-ar-kon
postage stamp
N แสตมป์ stamp sa-tam
postal
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ที่ทำการไปรษ ณีย์ post office mail airmail express kiao-kab-ti-tam-kan-pai-sa-ne
postal card
N ไปรษ ณียบัตร postcard pai-sa-ne-ya-bud
postal code
N รหัสไปรษ ณีย์ postcode ra-had-pai-sa-ne
postal parcel
N ไปรษ ณียภัณ ฑ์ pai-sa-ne-pan
postbox
N ตู้ไปรษ ณีย์ mailbox tu-pai-sa-ne
postboy
N บุรุษไปรษ ณีย์
postcard
N โปสการ์ด ไปรษ ณียบัตร postal card letter card note pos-sa-kad
postcode
N รหัสไปรษ ณีย์ (อเมริกา post code ra-had-pai-sa-na
postdate
VT ลงวันที่ ช้าก ว่าวัน จริง overdate date after long-wan-ti-cha-kwa-wan-jing
postdiluvian
A เกิดขึ้น หลัง สมัย น้ำท่วม โลก
postdoctoral
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การศึกษา kiao-kab-kan-suek-sa
postelcourse
N หลักสูตร การเรียน ทางไปรษ ณีย์ lak-sub-kan-rian-tang-pai-sa-ne
postentry
N การ ลง ราย การเพิ่มเติม ใน บัญชี
poster
N ป้าย โปสเตอร์ ป้ายโฆษณา แผ่น ประกาศ แผ่น ป้าย ป้ายประกาศ bill sign banner billboard handbill signboard pai
poster
N ม้า ด่วน post horse ma-duan
posterior
ADJ ด้านหลัง dorsal in back of at the rear dan-lang
posterior
ADJ ภายหลัง สมัย หลัง ต่อมา later coming after next pai-lang
posterior
N ส่วนหลัง ก้น สะโพก suan-lang
posterity
N คนชั้นหลัง คน รุ่น ลู กรุ่น หลาน younger generation successors lineage kon-chan-lang
postern
N ประตู หลัง pra-tu-lang
postfix
N สิ่ง ต่อท้าย ติด
postglacial
A หลัง ยุค น้ำแข็ง
postgraduate
ADJ หลัง ได้ รับปริญญา แล้ว lang-dai-rab-pa-rin-ya
postgraduate
N นักศึกษา ที่ เรียนต่อ จาก ปริญญาตรี nak-suek-sa-ti-rian-tor-pa-rin-ya-tre
posthaste
ADV อย่างรวดเร็ว มาก swiftly speedily hastily yang-ruad-reo
posthumous
ADJ ซึ่ง พิมพ์ หลัง มรณ กรรม ของ ผู้ประพันธ์ (หนังสือ sueng-pim-lang-mor-ra-na-kam-kong-phu-pa-pan
posthumous
ADJ หลัง มรณ กรรม continuing future after death lang-mor-ra-na-kam
posticous
A ด้านหลัง
postil
N อรรถาธิบาย หมายเหตุ
postilion
N ผู้ขับขี่ หลัง ม้า ตัว ที่อยู่ ข้าง ซ้าย postillion
postlude
N การบรรเลง ปิดท้าย รายการ close finale epilogue kan-ban-lang-pid-tai-rai-kan
postman
N บุรุษไปรษ ณีย์ mail carrier bu-rub-pai-sa-ne
postmark
N ตราประทับ บน ไปรษ ณียภัณ ฑ์ tra-pa-tab-bon-pai-sa-ne-pan
postmark
VT ประทับตรา บน ไปรษ ณียภัณ ฑ์ pra-tab-tra-bon-pai-sa-ne-pan
postmaster
N เจ้าหน้าที่ ใน ที่ทำการไปรษ ณีย์ letter carrier jao-na-ti-nai-ti-tam-kan-pai-sa-ne
postmaster general
N ผู้อำนวยการ ของ การ ไปรษ ณีย์ phu-am-nuai-kan-kong-pai-sa-ne
postmeridien
ADJ หลัง เที่ยง afternoon post meridian lang-tiang
postmortem
ADJ ซึ่ง เกิดขึ้น หลัง การตาย posthumous sueng-koed-kuan-lang-kan-tai
postmortem
N การ ชันสูตรศพ kan-chan-na-sud-sob
postmortem examination
N การ ชันสูตรศพ autopsy kan-chan-na-sud-sob
postnatal
ADJ หลัง เกิด lang-koed
postnuptial
ADJ หลัง แต่งงาน lang-kan-tang-nang
postobit
N มีผล หลัง มรณ กรรม ของ บุคคล หนึ่ง
postoperative
ADJ หลัง ศัลยกรรม หลัง การ ผ่าตัด lang-kan-san-ya-kam
postorbital
A หลัง เบ้าตา
postpaid
ADJ จ่าย ค่า ไปรษ ณีย์ ล่วงหน้า แล้ว jai-ka-pai-sa-ne-luang-na
postpartum
ADJ หลัง เกิด lang-koed
postpone
VT เลื่อนเวลา ออก ไป เปลี่ยน ผลัด ถ่วงเวลา defer delay put off luan-we-la-ook-pai
postpone to / till / until
PHRV เลื่อน put off luan
postponement
N การ เลื่อนเวลา ออก ไป adjournment delay respite kan-luan-we-la-ook-pai
postposition
N การ จัด ไว้ หลัง คำ เสริม ท้าย
postprandial
ADJ หลังอาหาร (โดยเฉพาะ หลัง อาหารเย็น lang-ar-han
postscript
N คำลงท้าย P.S note appendix appendage kam-long-tai
postulant
N ผู้สมัคร (โดยเฉพาะ ตำแหน่ง ทาง ศาสนา ผู้ถาม หา phu-sa-mak
postulate
N สมมุติฐาน assumption som-mu-ti-tan
postulate
VT ทึกทัก เอา ว่า สันนิษฐาน hypothesize presume suppose tuek-tak-duai
postulator
N ผู้ ขอร้อง ผู้เรียกร้อง phu-kor-rong
posture
N ทัศนคติ ความคิดเห็น attitude aspect tad-sa-na-ka-ti
posture
N ท่าทาง pose ta-tang
posture
VI แสดง ท่า วางท่า (เพื่อ เป็น แบบ pose sa-dang-ta
posture
VT วางท่า pose wang-ta
postwar
ADJ หลัง สงคราม peaceful post-bellum lang-song-kram
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
POST
a.Suborned; hired to do what is wrong. [Not in use. ]
POST
n.[L. postis, from positus, the given participle of pono, to place. ] 1. A piece of timber set upright, usually larger than a stake, and intended to support something else; as the posts of a house; the posts of a door; the posts of a gate; the posts of a fence.
2. A military station; the place where a single soldier or a body of troops is stationed. The sentinel must not desert his post. The troops are ordered to defend the post. Hence,
3. The troops stationed in a particular place, or the ground they occupy.
4. A public office or employment, that is, a fixed place or station.
When vice prevails and impious men bear sway,
The post of honor is a private station.
5. A messenger or a carrier of letters and papers; one that goes at stated times to convey the mail or dispatches. This sense also denotes fixedness, either from the practice of using relays of horses stationed at particular places, or of stationing men for carrying dispatches, or from the fixed stages where they were to be supplied with refreshment. [See Stage. ] Xenophon informs us the Cyrus, king of Persia, established such stations or houses.
6. A seat or situation.
7. A sort of writing paper, such as is used for letters; letter paper.
8. An old game at cards.
To ride post, to be employed to carry dispatches and papers, and as such carriers rode in haste, hence the phrase signifies to ride in haste, to pass with expedition. Post is used also adverbially, for swiftly, expeditiously, or expressly.
Sent from Media post to Egypt.
Hence, to travel post, is to travel expeditiously by the use of fresh horses taken at certain stations.
Knight of the post, a fellow suborned or hired to do a bad action.
POST
v.i.To travel with speed. And post o'er land and ocean without rest.
POST
v.t.To fix to a post; as, to post a notification. 1. To expose to public reproach by fixing the name to a post; to expose to opprobrium by some public action; as, to post a coward.
2. To advertise on a post or in a public place; as, to post a stray horse.
3. To set; to place; to station; as, to post troops on a hill, or in front or on the flank of an army.
4. In book-keeping, to carry accounts from the waste-book or journal to the ledger.
To post off, to put off; to delay. [Not used. ]
POST
a Latin preposition, signifying after. It is used in this sense in composition in many English words.
POSTABLE
a.That may be carried. [Not used. ]
POSTAGE
n.The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter in a public mail. 1. A portage. [Not used. ]
POSTBOY
n.A boy that rides as post; a courier.
POST-CHAISE
n.[See Chaise. ] A carriage with four wheels for the conveyance of travelers.
POSTDATE
v.t.[L. post, after, and date, L. datum. ] To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it after the true time of making the contract.
POSTDILUVIAL, POSTDILUVIAN
a.[L. post, after, and diluvium, the deluge. ] Being or happening posterior to the flood in Noah's days.
POSTDILUVIAN
n.A person who lived after the flood, or who has lived since that event.
POST-DISSEIZIN
n.A subsequent disseizin. A writ of post-disseizin is intended to put in possession a person who has been disseized after a judgment to recover the same lands of the same person, under the statute of Merton.
POST-DISSEIZOR
n.A person who disseizes another of lands which he had before recovered of the same person.
POSTEA
n.[L.] The record of what is done in a cause subsequent to the joining of issue and awarding of trial.
POSTED
pp. Placed; stationed. 1. Exposed on a post or by public notice.
2. Carried to a ledger, as accounts.
POSTER
n.One who posts; also, a courier; one that travels expeditiously.
POSTERIOR
a.[from L. posterus, from post. ] 1. Later or subsequent in time.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer.
2. Later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after. [Unfrequent. ]
POSTERIORITY
n.The state of being later or subsequent; as posteriority of time or of an event; opposed to priority.
POSTERIORS
n.plu. The hinder parts of an animal body.
POSTERITY
n.[L. posteritas, from posterus, from post, after. ] 1. Descendants; children, children's children, etc. indefinitely; the race that proceeds from a progenitor. The whole human race are the posterity of Adam.
2. In a general sense, succeeding generations; opposed to ancestors.
To the unhappy that unjustly bleed,
Heav'n gives posterity t' avenge the deed.
POSTERN
n.[L. post, behind. ] 1. Primarily, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
2. In fortification, a small gate, usually in the angle of the flank of a bastion, or in that of the curtain or near the orillon, descending into the ditch.
POSTERN
a.Back; being behind; private.
POST-EXISTENCE
n.Subsequent or future existence.
POST-FINE
n.In English law, a fine due to the king by prerogative, after a licentia concordandi given in a fine of lands and tenements; called also the king's silver.
POSTFIX
n.[L. post, after, and fix. ] In grammar, a letter, syllable or word added to the end of another word; a suffix.
POSTFIX
v.t.To add or annex a letter, syllable or word, to the end of another or principal word.
POSTFIXED
pp. Added to the end of a word.
POSTFIXING
ppr. Adding to the end of a word.
POST-HACKNEY
n.[post and hackney. ] A hired posthorse.
POST-HASTE
n.Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier.
POST-HASTE
adv. With speed or expedition. He traveled post-haste, that is, by an ellipsis, with post-haste.
POST-HORSE
n.A horse stationed for the use of couriers.
POST-HOUSE
n.A house where a post-office is kept for receiving and dispatching letters by public mails; a post-office. [The latter word is now in general use. ]
POSTHUME
a.Posthumous. [Not used. ]
POSTHUMOUS
a.[L. post, after, and humus, earth; humatus, buried.] 1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as a posthumous son or daughter.
2. Published after the death of the author; as posthumous works.
3. Being after one's decease; as a posthumous character.
POSTHUMOUSLY
adv. After one's decease.
POSTIC
a.[L. posticus.] Backward. [Not used. ]
POSTIL
n.[L. post. ] A marginal note; originally, a note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text.
POSTIL
v.t.To write marginal notes; to gloss; to illustrate with marginal notes.
POSTILER
n.One who writes marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin.
POSTILLION
n.postil'yon. One that rides and guides the first pair of horses in a coach or other carriage; also, one that rides one of the horses, when one pair only is used, either in a coach or post-chaise.
POSTING
ppr. Setting up on a post; exposing the name or character to reproach by public advertisement. 1. Placing; stationing.
2. Transferring accounts to a ledger.
POSTLIMINIAR, POSTLIMINIOUS
a.[See Postliminium.] Contrived, done or existing subsequently; as a post-liminious application.
POSTLIMINIUM, POSTLIMINY
n.[L. post, after, and limen, end, limit. ] Postliminium, among the Romans, was the return of a person to his own country who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished or taken by an enemy.
In the modern law of nations, the right of postliminy is that by virtue of which, persons and things taken by an enemy in war, are restored to their former state, when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged. The sovereign of a country is bound to protect the person and the property of his subjects; and a subject who has suffered the loss of his property by the violence of war, on being restored to his country, can claim to be re-established in all his rights, and to recover his property. But this right does not extend, in all cases, to personal effects or movables, on account of the difficulty of ascertaining their identity.
POSTMAN
n.A post or courier; a letter-carrier.
POSTMARK
n.The mark or stamp of a post-office on a letter.
POSTMASTER
n.The officer who has the superintendence and direction of a post-office. Postmaster-general, is the chief officer of the post-office department, whose duty is to make contracts for the conveyance of the public mails and see that they are executed, and who receives the moneys arising from the postage of letters, pays the expenses, keeps the accounts of the office, and superintends the whole department.
POSTMERIDIAN
a.[L. postmeridianus. See Meridian. ] Being or belonging to the afternoon; as postmeridian sleep.
POSTNATE
a.[L. post, after, and natus, born. ] Subsequent. [Little used. ]
POST-NOTE
n.[post and note. ] In commerce, a bank note intended to be transmitted to a distant place by the public mail, and made payable to order. In this it differs from a common bank note, which is payable to the bearer.
POSTNUPTIAL
a.[post and nuptial. ] Being or happening after marriage; as a postnuptial settlement on a wife.
POST-OFFICE
n.An office or house where letters are received for delivery to the persons to whom they are addressed, or to be transmitted to other places in the public mails; a post-house.
POST-PAID
a.Having the postage paid on; as a letter.
POSTPONE
v.t.[L. postpono; post, after, and pono, to put. ] 1. To put off; to defer to a future or later time; to delay; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill or question to the afternoon, or to the following day.
2. To set below something else in value or importance.
All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this.
POSTPONED
pp. Delayed; deferred to a future time; set below in value.
POSTPONEMENT
n.The act of deferring to a future time; temporary delay of business.
POSTPONENCE
n.Dislike. [Not in use. ]
POSTPONING
ppr. Deferring to a future time.
POSTPOSITION
n.[post and position. ] The state of being put back or out of the regular place.
POSTREMOTE
a.[post and remote. ] More remote in subsequent time or order.
POSTSCRIPT
n.[L. post, after, and scriptum, written. ] A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; or any addition made to a book or composition after it had been supposed to be finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.
POST-TOWN
n.A town in which a post-office is established by law. 1. A town in which post-horses are kept.
POSTULANT
n.[See Postulate. ] One who makes demand.
POSTULATE
n.[L. postulatum, from postulo, to demand, from the root of posco, to ask or demand. The sense is to urge or push. ] A position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident, or too plain to require illustration.
A self-evident problem, answering to axiom, which is a self-evident theorem.
POSTULATE
v.t.[supra. ] To beg or assume without proof. [Little used. ] 1. To invite; to solicit; to require by entreaty.
2. To assume; to take without positive consent.
The Byzantine emperors appear to have exercised, or at least to have postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation.
POSTULATION
n.[L. postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption. 1. Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.
POSTULATORY
a.Assuming without proof. 1. Assumed without proof.
POSTULATUM
n.[L.] A postulate, which see.
POSTURE
n.[L. positura; pono, positus.] 1. In painting and sculpture, attitude; the situation of a figure with regard to the eye, and of the several principal members with regard to each other, by which action is expressed. Postures should be accommodated to the character of the figure, and the posture of each member to its office. Postures are natural or artificial. Natural postures are such as our ordinary actions and the occasions of life lead us to exhibit; artificial postures are such as are assumed or learnt for particular purposes, or in particular occupations, as in dancing, fencing, etc.
2. Situation; condition; particular state with regard to something else; as the posture of public affairs before or after a war.
3. Situation of the body; as an abject posture.
4. State; condition. The fort is in a posture of defense.
5. The situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or with respect to a particular purpose.
He casts
His eyes against the moon in most strange postures.
The posture of a poetic figure is the description of the heroes in the performance of such or such an action.
6. Disposition; frame; as the posture of the soul.
POSTURE
v.t.To place in a particular manner; to dispose the parts of a body for a particular purpose. He was raw with posturing himself according to the direction of the chirurgeons.
POSTURE-MASTER
n.One that teaches or practices artificial postures of the body.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POST-
Post-. Etym: [L. post behind, after; cf. Skr. paçcabehind,afterwards. ]
Defn: A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure, postdot, postscript.
POST
Post, a. Etym: [F. aposter to place in a post or position, generally for a bad purpose. ]
Defn: Hired to do what is wrong; suborned. [Obs. ] Sir E. Sandys.
POST
Post, n. Etym: [AS. , fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See Position, and cf. 4th Post. ]
1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. Ex. xii. 7. Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. Milton. Unto his order he was a noble post. Chaucer.
Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is used in composition, in such words as king-post, queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc.
2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. [Obs. ] When God sends coin I will discharge your post. S. Rowlands. From pillar to post. See under Pillar. -- Knight of the post. See under Knight. -- Post hanger (Mach. ), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post. -- Post hole, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in. -- Post mill, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies. -- Post and stall (Coal Mining ), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.
POST
Post, n. Etym: [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept ), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See Position, and cf. Post a pillar. ]
1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station. Specifically: (a ) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post. (b ) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. (c ) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited.
2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman. In certain places there be always fresh posts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the other. Abp. Abbot. I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving them from such a worthless post. Shak.
3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported. I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness, which I should not care to hazard by the common post. Pope.
4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. [Obs. ] "In post he came. " Shak.
5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station. [Obs. ] He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years. Palfrey.
6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger. The post of honor is a private station. Addison.
7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper. Post and pair, an old game at cards, in which each player a hand of three cards. B. Jonson. -- Post bag, a mail bag. -- Post bill, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster. -- Post chaise, or Post coach, a carriage usually with four wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post. Post day, a day on which the mall arrives or departs. -- Post hackney, a hired post horse. Sir H. Wotton. -- Post horn, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman. -- Post horse, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the post. -- Post hour, hour for posting letters. Dickens. -- Post office. (a ) An office under governmental superintendence, where letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are received and distributed; a place appointed for attending to all business connected with the mail. (b ) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter. -- Postoffice order. See Money order, under Money. -- Post road, or Post route, a road or way over which the mail is carried. -- Post town. (a ) A town in which post horses are kept. (b ) A town in which a post office is established by law. -- To ride post, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little delay as possible. -- To travel post, to travel, as a post does, by relays of horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses are attached at each stopping place.
POST
Post, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Posted; p. pr. & vb. n. Posting. ]
1. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.
Note: Formerly, a large post was erected before the sheriff's office, or in some public place, upon which legal notices were displayed. This way of advertisement has not entirely gone of use.
2. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice. On pain of being posted to your sorrow Fail not, at four, to meet me. Granville.
3. To enter (a name ) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like.
4. To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel. "It might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant, ... or to get him posted. " De Quincey.
5. (Bookkeeping )
Defn: To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger. You have not posted your books these ten years. Arbuthnot.
6. To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter.
7. To inform; to give the news to; to make (one ) acquainted with the details of a subject; -- often with up. Thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day. Lond. Sat. Rev. To post off, to put off; to delay. [Obs. ] "Why did I, venturously, post off so great a business " Baxter. -- To post over, to hurry over. [Obs. ] Fuller.
POST
Post, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OF. poster. See 4th Post. ]
1. To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste. "Post seedily to my lord your husband. " Shak. And post o'er land and ocean without rest. Milton.
2. (Man. )
Defn: To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting. [Eng. ]
POST
POST Post, adv.
Defn: With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
POST-ABDOMEN
Post `-ab *do "men, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + abdomen. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more commonly called abdomen.
POSTABLE
POSTABLE Post "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs. ] W. Montagu.
POSTACT
POSTACT Post "act `, n.
Defn: An act done afterward.
POSTAGE
POSTAGE Post "age, n.
Defn: The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter or other mailable matter by a public post. Postage stamp, a government stamp required to be put upon articles sent by mail in payment of the postage, esp. an adhesive stamp issued and sold for that purpose.
POSTAL
Post "al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. postal. ]
Defn: Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. -- Postal money order. See Money order, under Money. -- Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law ), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. -- Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate.
POSTANAL
Post *a "nal, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + anal. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.
POSTAXIAL
Post *ax "i *al, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + axial. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal; caudal; posterior; especially, behind, or on the caudal or posterior (that is, ulnar or fibular ) side of, the axis of a vertebrate limb.
POSTBOY
POSTBOY Post "boy `, n.
1. One who rides post horses; a position; a courier.
2. A boy who carries letters from the post.
POST-CAPTAIN
POST-CAPTAIN Post "-cap `tain, n.
Defn: A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted, " in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse.
POSTCAVA
Post "ca `va, n.; pl. Postcavæ. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Cave, n.](Anat. )
Defn: The inferior vena cava. -- Post "ca `val, a. B. G. Wilder.
POSTCLAVICLE
Post *clav "i *cle, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + clavicle. ] (Anat. )
Defn: A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle. -- Post `*cla *vic "u *lar, a.
POSTCOMMISSURE
Post *com "mis *sure, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + commisure.] (Anat. )
Defn: A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commisure. B. G. Wilder.
POSTCOMMUNION
Post `com *mun "ion, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + communion. ]
1. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch. )
Defn: The concluding portion of the communion service.
2. (R. C. Ch. )
Defn: A prayer or prayers which the priest says at Mass, after the ablutions.
POSTCORNU
Post *cor "nu, n.; pl. Postcornua. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Cornu. ](Anat. )
Defn: The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.
POSTDATE
Post "date `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postdated; p. pr. & vb. n.Postdating.] Etym: [Pref. post- + date. ]
1. To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made.
2. To affix a date to after the event.
POSTDATE
POSTDATE Post "date `, a.
Defn: Made or done after the date assigned. Of these [predictions ] some were postdate; cunningly made after the thing came to pass. Fuller.
POSTDATE
POSTDATE Post "date `, n.
Defn: A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than that when it was actually made.
POSTDILUVIAL; POSTDILUVIAN
Post `di *lu "vi *al, Post `di *lu "vi *an, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + diluvial, diluvian. ]
Defn: Being or happening after the flood in Noah's days.
POSTDILUVIAN
POSTDILUVIAN Post `di *lu "vi *an, n.
Defn: One who lived after the flood.
POST-DISSEIZIN
Post "-dis *sei "zin, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + disseizin. ] (O. Eng. Law )
Defn: A subsequent disseizin committed by one of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor; a writ founded on such subsequent disseizin, now abolished. Burrill. Tomlins.
POST-DISSEIZOR
Post `-dis *sei "zor, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + disseizor. ] (O. Eng. Law )
Defn: A person who disseizes another of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor. Blackstone.
POSTEA
Post "e *a, n. Etym: [L., after these or those (things ), afterward. ](Law )
Defn: The return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is indorsed on the nisi prius record. Wharton.
POSTEL
POSTEL Pos "tel, n.
Defn: Apostle. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
POSTENCEPHALON
POSTENCEPHALON Post `en *ceph "a *lon, n. (Anat. )
Defn: The metencephalon.
POSTENTRY
Post "en *try, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + entry. ]
1. A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake.
2. (Bookkeeping )
Defn: An additional or subsequent entry.
POSTER
POSTER Post "er, n.
1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.
2. One who posts bills; a billposter.
POSTER
POSTER Post "er, n.
1. One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier. "Posters of the sea and land. " Shak.
2. A post horse. "Posters at full gallop. " C. Lever.
POSTERIOR
Pos *te "ri *or, a. Etym: [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See Post-. ]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
3. (Anat. )
Defn: At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.
4. (Bot. )
Defn: On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.
POSTERIORITY
Pos *te `ri *or "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. postériorité. ]
Defn: The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; -- opposed to priority.
POSTERIORLY
POSTERIORLY Pos *te "ri *or *ly, adv.
Defn: Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.
POSTERIORS
POSTERIORS Pos *te "ri *ors, n. pl.
Defn: The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. Swift.
POSTERITY
Pos *ter "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. posteritas: cf. F. postérité. See Posterior. ]
1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham. If [the crown ] should not stand in thy posterity. Shak.
2. Succeeding generations; future times. Shak. Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Shak. Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Smalridge.
POSTERN
Pos "tern, n. Etym: [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr. L.posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See Posterior. ]
1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. He by a privy postern took his flight. Spenser. Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. Shak.
2. (Fort. )
Defn: A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Mahan.
POSTERN
POSTERN Pos "tern, a.
Defn: Back; being behind; private. "The postern door. " Dryden.
POSTERO
POSTERO Pos "te *ro
Defn: - (posterior, back; as, postero-inferior, situated back and below; postero-lateral, situated back and at the side.
POSTEXILIAN; POSTEXILIC
POSTEXILIAN; POSTEXILIC Post `ex *il "i *an, Post `ex *il "ic, a.
Defn: After the exile; specif. (Jewish Hist. ),
Defn: belonging to a period subsequent to the Babylonian captivity or exile (b. c. 597 or about 586 -about 537 ).
POSTEXIST
Post `ex *ist ", v. i. Etym: [Pref. post- + exist. ]
Defn: To exist after; to live subsequently. [Obs. or R.]
POSTEXISTENCE
POSTEXISTENCE Post `ex *ist "ence, n.
Defn: Subsequent existence.
POSTEXISTENT
POSTEXISTENT Post `ex *ist "ent, a.
Defn: Existing or living after. [R.] "Postexistent atoms." Cudworth.
POSTFACT
Post "fact `, a. Etym: [See Post-, and Fact. ]
Defn: Relating to a fact that occurs after another.
POSTFACT
POSTFACT Post "fact `, n.
Defn: A fact that occurs after another. "Confirmed upon the postfact. " Fuller.
POSTFACTUM
Post `fac "tum, n. Etym: [LL. ] (Rom. & Eng. Law )
Defn: Same as Postfact.
POST-FINE
Post "-fine `, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + fine. ] (O. Eng. Law )
Defn: A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed; -- called also the king's silver.
POSTFIX
Post "fix, n.; pl. Postfixes. Etym: [Pref. post- + -fix, as in prefix: cf. F. postfixe.] (Gram. )
Defn: A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another word; a suffix. Parkhurst.
POSTFIX
POSTFIX Post *fix ", v. t.
Defn: To annex; specifically (Gram. ), to add or annex, as a letter, syllable, or word, to the end of another or principal word; to suffix. Parkhurst.
POSTFRONTAL
Post *fron "tal, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + frontal. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone back of and below the frontal in many animals. -- n.
Defn: A postfrontal bone.
POSTFURCA
Post *fur "ca, n.; pl. Postfurcæ. Etym: [NL. , fr. post behind + furca a fork. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect.
POSTGENITURE
Post *gen "i *ture, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + L. genitura birth, geniture. ]
Defn: The condition of being born after another in the same family; - - distinguished from primogeniture. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
POSTGLACIAL
POSTGLACIAL Post *gla "cial, a. (Geol.) (a ) Formed or occurring after the last glacial epoch of the Pleistocene period, or at a locality within the area of Pleistocene glaciation after the final disappearance of the glacier from the locality. (b ) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an epoch after the last Glacial and before the Terrace epoch. [R.]
POSTGLENOID
Post *gle "noid, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + glenoid. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.
POSTGRADUATE
POSTGRADUATE Post *grad "u *ate, a. [Pref. post- + graduate. ]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the studies pursued after graduation, esp. , after receiving the bachelor's degree at a college; graduate. -- n.
Defn: A student who pursues such studies.
Most careful writers consider the word graduate to be the proper word to use in this sense.
POSTHASTE
POSTHASTE Post `haste ", n.
Defn: Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier. Shak.
POSTHASTE
POSTHASTE Post `haste, adv.
Defn: With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste; to send posthaste. Shak.
POSTHETOMY
Pos *thet "o *my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med. )
Defn: Circumcision. Dunglison.
POSTHOUSE
POSTHOUSE Post "house `, n.
1. A house established for the convenience of the post, where relays of horses can be obtained.
2. A house for distributing the malls; a post office.
POSTHUME; POSTHUMED
POSTHUME; POSTHUMED Post "hume, Post "humed, a.
Defn: Posthumos. [Obs. ] I. Watts. Fuller.
POSTHUMOUS
Post "hu *mous, a. Etym: [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father's death, or after he had made his will ), superl. of posterus, posterior. See Posterior. ]
1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition.
3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Addison. Sir T. Browne.
POSTHUMOUSLY
POSTHUMOUSLY Post "hu *mous *ly, adv.
Defn: It a posthumous manner; after one's decease.
POSTIC
Pos "tic, a. Etym: [L. posticus, fr. post after, behind. ]
Defn: Backward. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.
POSTICOUS
Pos "ti *cous, a. Etym: [L. posticus.] (Bot. )(a ) Posterior. (b ) Situated on the outer side of a filament; -- said of an extrorse anther.
POSTIL
Pos "til, n. Etym: [F. postille, apostille, LL. postilla, probably from L. post illa (sc. verba ) after those (words ). Cf. Apostil. ]
1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment. Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible. Foxe.
2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch. )
Defn: A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
POSTIL
Pos "til, v. t. Etym: [Cf. LL. postillare.]
Defn: To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. Bacon.
POSTIL
Pos "til, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Postiled (Postilled; p. pr. & vb. n.Postiling or Postilling.]
Defn: To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. J. H. Newman.
POSTILER
Pos "til *er, n. Etym: [Written also postiller. ]
Defn: One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin. Sir T. Browne.
POSTILION
Pos *til "ion, n. Etym: [F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr. posta post. See Post a postman. ]
Defn: One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used. [Written also postillion. ]
POSTILLATE
Pos "til *late, v. t. Etym: [LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare.]
Defn: To explain by marginal notes; to postil. Tracts... postillated by his own hand. C. Knight.
POSTILLATE
POSTILLATE Pos "til *late, v. i.
1. To write postils; to comment.
2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.
POSTILLATION
Pos `til *la "tion, n. Etym: [LL. postillatio.]
Defn: The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching.
POSTILLATOR
Pos "til *la `tor, n. Etym: [LL. ]
Defn: One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse.
POSTILLER
POSTILLER Post "il *ler, n.
Defn: See Postiler.
POST-IMPRESSIONISM
POST-IMPRESSIONISM Post `-im *pres "sion *ism, n. (Painting )
Defn: In the broadest sense, the theory or practice of any of several groups of recent painters, or of these groups taken collectively, whose work and theories have in common a tendency to reaction against the scientific and naturalistic character of impressionism and neo- impressionism. In a strict sense the term post-impressionism is used to denote the effort at self-expression, rather than representation, shown in the work of Cézanne, Matisse, etc. ; but it is more broadly used to include cubism, the theory or practice of a movement in both painting and sculpture which lays stress upon volume as the important attribute of objects and attempts its expression by the use of geometrical figures or solids only; and futurism, a theory or practice which attempts to place the observer within the picture and to represent simultaneously a number of consecutive movements and impressions. In practice these theories and methods of the post- impressionists change with great rapidity and shade into one another, so that a picture may be both cubist and futurist in character. They tend to, and sometimes reach, a condition in which both representation and traditional decoration are entirely abolished and a work of art becomes a purely subjective expression in an arbitrary and personal language.
POSTING
POSTING Post "ing, n.
1. The act of traveling post.
2. (Bookkeeping )
Defn: The act of transferring an account, as from the journal to the ledger. Posting house, a post house.
POSTLIMINIAR
Post `li *min "i *ar, a. Etym: [See Postliminium.]
Defn: Contrived, done, or existing subsequently. "Postliminious after applications of them to their purposes." South.
POSTLIMINIARY
POSTLIMINIARY Post `li *min "i *a *ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or involving, the right of postliminium.
POSTLIMINIUM; POSTLIMINY
Post `li *min "i *um, Post *lim "i *ny, n. Etym: [L. postliminium, post after + limen, liminis, a threshold. ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy. Burrill.
2. (Internat. Law )
Defn: The right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their former state when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged. Kent.
POSTLUDE
Post "lude, n. Etym: [Pref. post- + -lude, as in prelude. ] (Med. )
Defn: A voluntary at the end of a service.
POSTMAN
Post "man, n.; pl. Postmen (.
1. A post or courier; a letter carrier.
2. (Eng. Law )
Defn: One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions; -- so called from the place where he sits. The other of the two is called the tubman. Whishaw.
POSTMARK
POSTMARK Post "mark `, n.
Defn: The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.
POSTMARK
Post "mark `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postmarked; p. pr. & vb. n.Postmarking.]
Defn: To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.
POSTMASTER
POSTMASTER Post "mas `ter, n.
1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses.
2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL
Post "mas `ter-gen "er *al, n.; pl. Postmasters-general.
Defn: The chief officer of the post-office department of a government. In the United States the postmaster-general is a member of the cabinet.
POSTMASTERSHIP
POSTMASTERSHIP Post "mas `ter *ship, n.
Defn: The office of postmaster.
POSTMERIDIAN
Post `me *rid "i *an, a. Etym: [L. postmeridianus; post after +meridianus. See Meridian. ]
1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M.)
2. Fig. , belonging to the after portion of life; late. [R.]
POST-MORTEM
Post-mor "tem, a. Etym: [L., after death. ]
Defn: After death; as, post-mortem rigidity. Post-mortem examination (Med. ), an examination of the body made after the death of the patient; an autopsy.
POSTNARES
Post *na "res, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Nares. ] (Anat. )
Defn: The posterior nares. See Nares.
POSTNATAL
Post *na "tal, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + natal. ]
Defn: After birth; subsequent to birth; as, postnatal infanticide; postnatal diseases.
POSTNATE
Post "nate, a. Etym: [LL. postnatus second or subsequently born; L.post after + natus born. ]
Defn: Subsequent. "The graces and gifts of the spirit are postnate. " [Archaic ] Jer. Taylor.
POST NOTE
POST NOTE Post " note `. (Com. )
Defn: A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand. Burrill.
POSTNUPTIAL
Post *nup "tial, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + nuptial. ]
Defn: Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife. Kent.
POST-OBIT; POST-OBIT BOND
Post-o "bit, n., or; Post-o "bit bond `. Etym: [Pref. post- + obit. ](Law )
Defn: A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations. Bouvier.
POST-OBIT; POST-OBIT BOND
POST-OBIT; POST-OBIT BOND Post-o "bit, n., or Post-o "bit bond `. [Pref. post- + obit. ] (Law )
Defn: A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations. Bouvier.
POSTOBLONGATA
Post *ob `lon *ga "ta, n. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Oblongata. ] (Anat. )
Defn: The posterior part of the medulla oblongata. B. G. Wilder.
POSTOCULAR
Post *oc "u *lar, a. & n. Etym: [Pref. post- + ocular. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Postorbital.
POST OFFICE
POST OFFICE Post " of `fice, n.
Defn: See under 4th Post.
POSTORAL
Post *o "ral, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + oral. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth.
POSTORBITAL
Post *or "bit *al, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + orbital. ] (Anat. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles. -- n.
Defn: A postorbital bone or scale.
POSTPAID
POSTPAID Post "paid `, a.
Defn: Having the postage prepaid, as a letter.
POSTPALATINE
Post *pal "a *tine, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + palatine. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.
POSTPLIOCENE
POSTPLIOCENE Post *pli "o *cene, a. (Geol.) Etym: [Pref. post- + pliocene. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the period immediately following the Pliocene; Pleistocene. Also used as a noun. See Quaternary.
POSTPONE
Post *pone ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postponed; p. pr. & vb. n.Postponing. ] Etym: [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See Post-, and Position. ]
1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely. His praise postponed, and never to be paid. Cowper.
2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance. All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this. Locke.
Syn. -- To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
POSTPONEMENT
POSTPONEMENT Post *pone "ment, n.
Defn: The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. Macaulay.
POSTPONENCE
Post *pon "ence, n. Etym: [From L. postponens, p. pr. ]
Defn: The act of postponing, in sense 2. [Obs. ] Johnson.
POSTPONER
POSTPONER Post *pon "er, n.
Defn: One who postpones.
POSTPOSE
Post *pose ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postposed; p. pr. & vb. n.Postposing.] Etym: [F. postposer. See Post-, and Pose, v. t.]
Defn: To postpone. [Obs. ] Fuller.
POSTPOSIT
Post *pos "it, v. t. Etym: [L. postpositus, p. p. See Postpone. ]
Defn: To postpone. [Obs. ] Feltham.
POSTPOSITION
Post `po *si "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. postposition. See Postpone. ]
1. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. "The postposition of the nominative case to the verb. " Mede.
2. A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; - - distinguished from preposition.
POSTPOSITIONAL
POSTPOSITIONAL Post `po *si "tion *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to postposition.
POSTPOSITIVE
Post *pos "i *tive, a. Etym: [See Postpone. ]
Defn: Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a postpositive letter. -- Post *pos "i *tive *ly, adv.
POSTPRANDIAL
Post *pran "di *al, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + prandial. ]
Defn: Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as, postprandial speeches.
POSTREMOGENITURE
Pos *tre `mo *gen "i *ture, n. Etym: [L. postremus last + genitura birth, geniture. ]
Defn: The right of the youngest born. Mozley & W.
POSTREMOTE
Post `re *mote ", a. Etym: [Pref. post- + remote. ]
Defn: More remote in subsequent time or order.
POSTRIDER
POSTRIDER Post "rid `er, n.
Defn: One who rides over a post road to carry the mails. Bancroft.
POSTSCAPULA
Post *scap "u *la, n. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Scapula. ] (Anat. )
Defn: The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.
POSTSCAPULAR
POSTSCAPULAR Post *scap "u *lar, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.
POSTSCENIUM
Post *sce "ni *um, n. Etym: [L., fr. post + scena a scene. ]
Defn: The part of a theater behind the scenes; the back part of the stage of a theater.
POSTSCRIBE
Post *scribe ", v. t. Etym: [L. postscribere. See Postscript. ]
Defn: To make a postscript. [R.] T. Adams.
POSTSCRIPT
Post "script, n. Etym: [L. postscriptus, (assumed ) p. p. of postscribere to write after; post after + scribere to write: cf. F. postscriptum. See Post-, and Scribe. ]
Defn: A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer. [Abbrev. P. S.]
POSTSCRIPTED
POSTSCRIPTED Post "script *ed, a.
Defn: Having a postscript; added in a postscript. [R.] J. Q. Adams.
POSTSCUTELLUM
Post `scu *tel "lum, n. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Scutellum. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.
POSTSPHENOID
Post *sphe "noid, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + sphenoid. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the posterior part of the sphenoid bone.
POST-TEMPORAL
Post-tem "po *ral, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + temporal. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes. -- n.
Defn: A post-temporal bone.
POSTTERTIARY
Post *ter "ti *a *ry, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + tertiary. ] (Geol.)
Defn: Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary.
POST-TRAGUS
Post "-tra `gus, n. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Tragus. ] (Anat. )
Defn: A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals.
POST-TYMPANIC
Post `-tym *pan "ic, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + tympanic. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the auditory meatus.
POSTULANT
Pos "tu *lant, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. postulans, p. pr. of postulare. See Postulate. ]
Defn: One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.
POSTULATE
Pos "tu *late, n. Etym: [L. postulatum a demand, request, prop. p. p.of postulare to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere to demand, prob. for porcscere; akin to G. forschen to search, investigate, Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari to pray: cf. F. postulat. See Pray. ]
1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem. The distinction between a postulate and an axiom lies in this, -- that the latter is admitted to be self-evident, while the former may be agreed upon between two reasoners, and admitted by both, but not as proposition which it would be impossible to deny. Eng. Cyc.
POSTULATE
POSTULATE Pos "tu *late, a.
Defn: Postulated. [Obs. ] Hudibras.
POSTULATE
Pos "tu *late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Postulating.]
1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions.
2. To take without express consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have. .. postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. W. Tooke.
3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs. ] Bp. Burnet.
POSTULATED
POSTULATED Pos "tu *la `ted, a.
Defn: Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference. Sir T. Browne.
POSTULATION
Pos `tu *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. postulatio: cf. F. postulation. ]
Defn: The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
POSTULATORY
Pos "tu *la *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. postulatorius.]
Defn: Of the nature of a postulate. Sir T. Browne.
POSTULATUM
Pos `tu *la "tum, n.; pl. Postulata. Etym: [L. See Postulate, n.]
Defn: A postulate. Addison.
POSTUMOUS
POSTUMOUS Pos "tu *mous, a.
Defn: See Posthumous. [R.]
POSTURAL
POSTURAL Pos "tur *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to posture.
POSTURE
Pos "ture, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. positura, fr. ponere, positum, to place. See Position. ]
1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts ), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude. Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively expressed. .. one would have sworn the very picture had run. Sir P. Sidney. In most strange postures We have seen him set himself. Shak. The posture of a poetic figure is a description of his heroes in the performance of such or such an action. Dryden.
2. Place; position; situation. [Obs. ] Milton. His [man's ] noblest posture and station in this world. Sir M. Hale.
3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs. The several postures of his devout soul. Atterbury.
Syn. -- Attitude; position. See Attitude.
POSTURE
Pos "ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postured; p. pr. & vb. n. Posturing. ]
Defn: To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model. Howell.
POSTURE
POSTURE Pos "ture, v. i.
1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.
2. Fig. : To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
POSTURER
POSTURER Pos `tur *er, n.
Defn: One who postures.
POSTZYGAPOPHYSIS
Post *zyg `a *poph "y *sis, n.; pl. Postzygapophyses. Etym: [NL. See Post- , and Zygapophysis. ] (Anat. )
Defn: A posterior zygapophysis.
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post
post 1 |pōst poʊst | ▶noun 1 a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used to support something or as a marker: follow the blue posts until the track meets a forestry road. • a goalpost: Robertson, at the near post, headed wide. • (the post ) a starting post or winning post. 2 an Internet posting. ▶verb [ with obj. ] display (a notice ) in a public place: a curt notice had been posted on the door | the exam results were posted this morning. • announce or publish (something, esp. a financial result ): the company posted a $460,000 loss. • (of a player or team ) achieve or record (a particular score or result ): Smith and Lamb posted a century partnership. • [ with obj. and complement ] publish the name of (a member of the armed forces ) as missing or dead: a whole troop had been posted missing. • put notices on or in: we have posted all the bars. • make (information ) available on the Internet. • submit (a message ) to an Internet message board or blog. PHRASAL VERBS post up Basketball play in a position near the basket, along the side of the key. ORIGIN Old English, from Latin postis ‘doorpost, ’ later ‘rod, beam, ’ probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French post ‘pillar, beam ’ and Middle Dutch and Middle Low German post ‘doorpost. ’
post
post 2 |poʊst pōst | ▶noun 1 chiefly Brit. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels: winners will be notified by post | the tickets are in the post. • letters and parcels delivered: she was opening her post. • [ in sing. ] a single collection or delivery of letters or parcels: entries must be received no later than first post on Friday, June 14th. • used in names of newspapers: the Washington Post. 2 historical one of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages. • archaic a person or vehicle that carries mail. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] chiefly Brit. send (a letter or parcel ) via the postal system: I've just been to post a letter | post off your order form today. 2 [ with obj. ] (in bookkeeping ) enter (an item ) in a ledger: post the transaction in the second column. • complete (a ledger ) in this way. 3 [ no obj. ] historical travel with relays of horses: we posted in an open carriage. • [ with adverbial of direction ] archaic travel with haste; hurry: he comes posting up the street. ▶adverb archaic with haste: come now, come post. PHRASES keep someone posted keep someone informed of the latest developments or news. ORIGIN early 16th cent. ( sense 2 of the noun ): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place. ’
post
post 3 |poʊst pōst | ▶noun 1 a position of paid employment; a job: he resigned from the post of foreign minister | a teaching post. 2 a place where someone is on duty or where a particular activity is carried out: a worker asleep at his post | a customs post. • a place where a soldier, guard, or police officer is stationed or that they patrol: he gave the two armed men orders not to leave their posts | a command post. • a force stationed at a permanent position or camp; a garrison. • a local group in an organization of military veterans. 3 Brit. historical the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy: Captain Miller was made post in 1796. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be posted ) send (someone ) to a particular place to take up an appointment: he was posted to Washington as military attaché. • station (someone, esp. a soldier, guard, or police officer ) in a particular place: a guard was posted at the entrance. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French poste, from Italian posto, from a contraction of popular Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere ‘to place. ’
post
post 4 |pōst poʊst | ▶preposition subsequent to; after: American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact. ORIGIN 1960s: independent usage of post- .
post-
post- |pəʊst poʊst | ▶prefix after in time or order: postdate | postoperative. ORIGIN from Latin post ‘after, behind. ’
Post, Emily
Post, Emily |pōst poʊst | (1873 –1960 ), US writer and columnist; full name Emily Price Post. She was an arbiter of social etiquette and was the last word on manners. She wrote Etiquette (1922 ).
Post, Wiley
Post, Wiley |pōst poʊst | (1898 –1935 ), US aviator; full name Wiley Hardeman Post. He was the first man to fly solo around the world 1933, accomplishing this in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He was flying near Point Barrow, Alaska, with Will Rogers as his passenger when their plane crashed and they were both killed.
postage
post age |ˈpōstij ˈpoʊstɪʤ | ▶noun the sending or conveying of letters and parcels by mail: the free postage that members of Congress enjoy. • the amount required to send a letter or parcel by mail: the calendar is available for $15.95 including postage and handling.
postage due
post age due ▶noun that part of the postage that was not prepaid. • a special postage stamp indicating postage still to be paid on a letter or parcel.
postage meter
post age me ter |ˈpoʊstɪʤ ˌmidər | ▶noun a machine that prints an official mark or signature on a letter or parcel to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid.
postage stamp
post age stamp |ˈpoʊstɪʤ stæmp | ▶noun a small adhesive piece of paper of specified value issued by a postal authority to be affixed to a letter or parcel to indicate the amount of postage paid.
postal
post al |ˈpōstəl ˈpoʊstəl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or relating to the post office or the mail: increased postal rates | postal services. • chiefly Brit. done through the mail: a postal ballot | a postal survey. ▶noun (in full postal card ) another term for postcard. PHRASES go postal become crazed and violent, esp. as the result of stress. [with reference to cases in which disgruntled employees of the US Postal Service have shot colleagues. ]DERIVATIVES post al ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from poste ‘postal service. ’
postal code
post al code |ˈpoʊstəl ˌkoʊd | ▶noun Brit. another term for postcode. • Canadian a mailing code similar to the US zip code.
postal order
pos ¦tal order ▶noun Brit. an order for payment of a specified sum to a named payee, issued by the Post Office.
postal service
post al serv ice ▶noun another term for post office ( sense 1 ).
postal vote
pos ¦tal vote ▶noun Brit. a vote sent in by post rather than cast in person.
post-and-beam
post-and-beam ▶adjective (of a building or a method of construction ) having or using a framework of upright and horizontal beams.
postbellum
post bel lum |pōstˈbeləm poʊstˈbɛləm | ▶adjective occurring or existing after a war, in particular the American Civil War. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin post ‘after ’ + bellum ‘war. ’
postbox
post box |ˈpōstˌbäks ˈpoʊs (t )ˌbɑks | ▶noun British term for mailbox.
post captain
post cap |tain ▶noun historical a Royal Navy officer holding the full rank of captain, as opposed to a commander with the courtesy title of captain.
postcard
post card |ˈpōstˌkärd ˈpoʊs (t )ˌkɑrd | ▶noun a card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side.
post-chaise
post-chaise |ˌSHāz ˌpoʊstˈʃeɪz | ▶noun ( pl. post-chaises pronunc. same or |-ˌSHāziz | ) historical a horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail, esp. in the 18th and early 19th centuries. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from post 2 + chaise in the sense ‘horse-drawn carriage. ’
postclassical
post clas si cal |ˌpōstˈklasəkəl poʊst ˈklæsəkəl | ▶adjective of or relating to a time after the classical period of any language, art, or culture, in particular the classical period of ancient Greek and Latin culture.
postcode
post code |ˈpōstˌkōd ˈpoʊs (t )ˌkoʊd | ▶noun Brit. a group of numbers or letters and numbers that are added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail.
postcode lottery
post |code lot |tery ▶noun Brit. a situation in which someone's access to health services or medical treatment is determined by the area of the country in which they live.
postcoital
post co i tal |ˌpōstˈkōətl poʊst ˈkoʊədl | ▶adjective occurring or done after sexual intercourse: postcoital contraception. DERIVATIVES post co i tal ly adverb
postcolonial
post co lo ni al |ˌpōstkəˈlōniəl ˌpoʊstkəˈloʊnɪəl | ▶adjective occurring or existing after the end of colonial rule: the postcolonial government | postcolonial literature.
postdate
post date |pōstˈdāt ˈpoʊstdeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. postdated ) affix or assign a date later than the actual one to (a document or event ): a postdated check. 2 occur or come at a later date than: Stonehenge was presumed to postdate these structures.
postdoc
post doc |ˈpōstˌdäk ˈpoʊstdɑk | ▶noun informal a person engaged in postdoctoral research. • postdoctoral research. • a postdoctoral research fellowship.
postdoctoral
post doc tor al |pōstˈdäktərəl ˌpoʊs (t )ˈdɑkt (ə )rəl | ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting research undertaken after the completion of doctoral research: a postdoctoral fellowship.
poster
post er |ˈpōstər ˈpoʊstər | ▶noun 1 a large printed picture used for decoration. • a large printed picture, notice, or advertisement displayed in a public place: [ as modifier ] : a poster campaign. 2 a person who posts a message on an Internet message board or blog. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun postering ) put up posters in an area: illegal postering in downtown Montreal. [ with obj. ] : she defied police advice and postered her neighbourhood.
poster child
post er child (or poster boy or poster girl ) ▶noun a person or thing that epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.: the organization is the poster child for bad business deals. ORIGIN from the use of appealing children in charitable print advertisements.
poste restante
poste res tante |ˌpōst ˌresˈtänt ˈˌpoʊst ˌrɛˈstɑnt | ▶noun written on a letter as an indication that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee. • chiefly Brit. the department in a post office keeping such letters. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘mail remaining. ’
posterior
pos te ri or |päˈsti (ə )rēər, pō -pɑˈstɪriər | ▶adjective 1 chiefly Anatomy further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end, esp. of the body or a part of it: the posterior part of the gut | a basal body situated just posterior to the nucleus. The opposite of anterior. • Medicine relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth: a posterior labor. Compare with breech birth. 2 formal coming after in time or order; later: a date posterior to the first Reform Bill. ▶noun humorous a person's buttocks. DERIVATIVES pos te ri or i ty |päˌsti (ə )rēˈôritē, pō - |noun, pos te ri or ly adverb ORIGIN early 16th cent. (as a plural noun denoting descendants ): from Latin, comparative of posterus ‘following, ’ from post ‘after. ’
posterior probability
pos te ri or prob a bil i ty ▶noun the statistical probability that a hypothesis is true calculated in the light of relevant observations. Compare with prior probability.
posterity
pos ter i ty |päˈsteritē pɑˈstɛrədi | ▶noun all future generations of people: the victims' names are recorded for posterity. • [ in sing. ] archaic the descendants of a person: God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French posterite, from Latin posteritas, from posterus ‘following. ’
posterize
post er ize |ˈpōstəˌrīz ˈpoʊstəraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] print or display (a photograph or other image ) using only a small number of different tones. DERIVATIVES post er i za tion |ˌpōstərəˈzāSHən |noun
postern
pos tern |ˈpōstərn, ˈpäs -ˈpoʊstərn | ▶noun a back or side entrance: [ as modifier ] : a small postern door. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French posterne, alteration of posterle, from late Latin posterula, diminutive of posterus ‘following. ’
poster paint
pos ter paint |ˈpoʊstər ˌpeɪnt | ▶noun an opaque paint with a water-soluble binder, used for posters and children's paintings.
post exchange
post ex change |ˈpoʊst ɪksˈˌtʃeɪnʤ |(abbr.: PX ) ▶noun a store at a US military base selling food, clothing, and other items.
postface
post face |ˈpōstˌfās ˈpoʊstfeɪs | ▶noun a brief explanatory comment or note at the end of a book or other piece of writing.
postfeminist
post fem i nist |postˈfemənist postˈfɛmənɪst | ▶adjective coming after the feminism of the 1960s and subsequent decades, in particular moving beyond or rejecting some of the ideas of feminism as out of date. ▶noun a person who rejects some feminist ideas for this reason. DERIVATIVES post fem i nism noun
postfix
post fix |pōstˈfiks poʊstˈfɪks | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] Biology treat (a biological substance or specimen ) with a second fixative. 2 Linguistics, rare append as a suffix. ▶noun |poʊstˈfɪks |a suffix.
post-Fordism
post-Fordism |ˈfɔːdɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the theory that modern industrial production should change from the large-scale mass-production methods pioneered by Henry Ford towards the use of small flexible manufacturing units. DERIVATIVES post-Fordist noun & adjective
post-free
post-free ▶adjective & adverb Brit. carried by post free of charge to the customer.
postfrontal
post fron tal |ˌpōstˈfrəntl poʊstˈfrəntl | ▶noun Zoology a bone behind the orbit of the eye in some vertebrates.
postgenomic
post |genom ¦ic ▶adjective Genetics relating to or denoting the study of the expression of the set of genes in an organism.
postglacial
post gla cial |pōstˈglāSHəl ˌpoʊstˈɡleɪʃəl | ▶adjective Geology of or relating to the period since the last continental glaciation (the Wisconsin in North America ), beginning with the sudden rise in temperature about 10,000 years ago. Compare with late-glacial. • (as noun the postglacial ) the postglacial period.
postgrad
post grad |ˈpōstˈgrad ˈpoʊstɡræd | ▶adjective & noun informal short for postgraduate.
postgraduate
post grad u ate |pōstˈgrajo͞oit poʊstˈɡræuət | ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting a course of study undertaken after completing a first degree: a postgraduate degree. ▶noun a student engaged in such a course of study.
posthaste
post haste |ˈpōstˈhāst poʊstˈheɪst | ▶adverb with great speed or immediacy: she would go posthaste to England. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the direction “haste, post, haste, ” formerly given on letters.
post hoc
post hoc |ˈpōst ˈhäk ˌpoʊst ˌhɑk | ▶adjective & adverb occurring or done after the event: a post hoc justification for the changes. PHRASES post hoc, ergo propter hoc after this, therefore resulting from it: used to indicate that a causal relationship has erroneously been assumed from a merely sequential one. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘after this. ’
post horn
post horn ▶noun historical a valveless horn used originally to signal the arrival or departure of a mounted courier or mail coach.
posthumous
post hu mous |ˈpäsCHəməs, pästˈ (h )yo͞oməs ˈpɑstʃəməs | ▶adjective occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator: he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross | a posthumous collection of his articles. • (of a child ) born after the death of its father. DERIVATIVES post hu mous ly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin postumus ‘last ’ (superlative from post ‘after ’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground. ’
posthypnotic
post hyp not ic |ˌpōst -(h )ipˈnätik ˌpoʊsthɪpˈnɑtɪk | ▶adjective relating to or denoting the giving of ideas or instructions to a subject under hypnosis that are intended to affect behavior after the hypnotic trance ends: posthypnotic suggestion.
postiche
postiche |pɒˈstiːʃ | ▶noun rare a hairpiece. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘false ’, from Italian posticcio ‘counterfeit, feigned ’.
postie
pos ¦tie |ˈpəʊsti | ▶noun Brit. informal a postman or postwoman. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
postil
pos til |ˈpästl ˈpɑstl | ▶noun archaic a marginal note or comment, esp. on a biblical text. • a commentary, homily, or book of homilies. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French postille, from medieval Latin postilla, perhaps from Latin post illa (verba )‘after those words, ’ written as a direction to a scribe.
postilion
pos til ion |pəˈstilyən, pō -pəˈstɪljən |(also postillion ) ▶noun a person who rides the leading left-hand horse of a team or pair drawing a coach or carriage, esp. when there is no coachman. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘forerunner acting as guide to the post-horse rider ’): from French postillon, from Italian postiglione ‘post boy, ’ from posta (see post 2 ).
post-Impressionism
post-Im pres sion ism (also Post-Impressionism ) ▶noun the work or style of a varied group of late-19th -century and early-20th -century artists including Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cézanne. They reacted against the naturalism of the Impressionists to explore color, line, and form, and the emotional response of the artist, a concern that led to the development of expressionism. DERIVATIVES post-Im pres sion ist noun & adjective, post-Im pres sion is tic adjective
postindustrial
post in dus tri al |ˌpōstinˈdəstrēəl ˌpoʊstɪnˈdəstriəl | ▶adjective of or relating to an economy that no longer relies on heavy industry: a postindustrial society. DERIVATIVES post in dus tri al ism |-ˌlizəm |noun
posting
post ing 1 |ˈpōstiNG ˈpoʊstɪŋ | ▶noun chiefly Brit. an appointment to a job, esp. one abroad or in the armed forces: he requested a posting to Japan. • the location of such an appointment: Norway was an attractive posting because of its quality of life.
posting
post ing 2 |ˈpōstiNG ˈpoʊstɪŋ | ▶noun a message submitted to an Internet message board or blog.
Post-it
Post-it |poʊst ɪt |(also Post-it note ) ▶noun trademark a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, designed to be stuck prominently to an object or surface and easily removed when necessary.
postlapsarian
post lap sar i an |ˌpōstlapˈse (ə )rēən ˌpoʊstˌlæpˈsɛriən | ▶adjective Theology or literary occurring or existing after the Fall of Man. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from post- ‘occurring after, ’ on the pattern of sublapsarian .
postlude
post lude |ˈpōs (t )ˌlo͞od ˈpoʊstlud | ▶noun Music a concluding piece of music, esp. an organ piece played at the end of a religious service. • a written or spoken epilogue; an afterword. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from post- ‘later, after, ’ on the pattern of prelude .
postman
post man |ˈpōstmən ˈpoʊs (t )mən | ▶noun ( pl. postmen ) a mail carrier.
postman's knock
postman's knock |pəʊstmənzˈnɒk | ▶noun Brit. a game, played especially by children, in which imaginary letters are delivered in exchange for kisses.
postmark
post mark |ˈpōstˌmärk ˈpoʊs (t )ˌmɑrk | ▶noun an official mark stamped on a letter or other postal package, giving the place, date, and time of posting, and serving to cancel the postage stamp: an envelope with a London postmark. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be postmarked ) stamp (a letter or other postal package ) officially with such a mark: [ with obj. and complement ] : the letter was postmarked New York.
postmaster
post mas ter |ˈpōstˌmastər ˈpoʊs (t )ˌmæstər | ▶noun a person in charge of a post office.
postmaster general
post mas ter gen er al |pəʊstmɑːstəˈʤenrəl | ▶noun ( pl. postmasters general ) the head of a country's postal service.
post mill
post mill ▶noun chiefly historical a windmill supported by a post on which it pivots to catch the wind.
postmillennial
post mil len ni al |ˌpōstməˈlenēəl ˌpoʊstməˈlɛniəl | ▶adjective (esp. in Christian doctrine ) following the millennium.
postmillennialism
post mil len ni al ism |ˌpōstməˈlenēəˌlizəm ˌpoʊstməˈlɛniəlɪzəm | ▶noun (among some Christian Protestants ) the doctrine that the Second Coming of Christ will be the culmination of the prophesied millennium of blessedness. Compare with premillennialism. DERIVATIVES post mil len ni al ist |-ist |noun
postmistress
post mis tress |ˈpōstˌmistris ˈpoʊstmɪstrɪs | ▶noun a woman in charge of a post office.
postmodern
post mod ern |pōstˈmädərn poʊstˈmɑːdərn | ▶adjective subsequent to or coming later than that which is modern: the illusionary nature of postmodern life. • relating to or characterized by postmodernism, esp. in being self-referential: the postmodern discipline of art history.
postmodernism
post mod ern ism |pōstˈmädərˌnizəm ˌpoʊs (t )ˈmɑdərnˌɪzəm | ▶noun a late-20th -century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism that represents a departure from modernism and has at its heart a general distrust of grand theories and ideologies as well as a problematical relationship with any notion of “art. ” Typical features include a deliberate mixing of different artistic styles and media, the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, and often the incorporation of images relating to the consumerism and mass communication of late-20th -century postindustrial society. Postmodernist architecture was pioneered by Robert Venturi; the AT & T skyscraper in New York (completed in 1984 ) is a prime example of the style. Influential literary critics include Jean Baudrillard and Jean-François Lyotard. DERIVATIVES post mod ern ist noun & adjective, post mod er ni ty |ˌpōstməˈdərnətē |noun
postmodify
post mod i fy |pōstˈmädəˌfī ˌpoʊstˈmɑdəfaɪ | ▶verb ( postmodifies, postmodifying, postmodified ) [ with obj. ] Grammar modify the sense of (a noun or other word ) by being placed after it. DERIVATIVES post mod i fi ca tion |ˌpōstˌmädifiˈkāSHen |noun, post mod i fi er noun
postmortem
post mor tem |pōstˈmôrtəm ˌpoʊstˈmɔrtəm | ▶noun (also postmortem examination ) an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. • an analysis or discussion of an event held soon after it has occurred, esp. in order to determine why it was a failure: an election postmortem on why the party lost. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or relating to a postmortem: a postmortem report. • happening after death: postmortem changes in his body | [ as adv. ] : assessment of morphology in nerves taken postmortem. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘after death. ’
postmultiply
post |multi ¦ply |ˌpəʊstˈmʌltɪplʌɪ | ▶verb ( postmultiplies, postmultiplying, postmultiplied ) [ with obj. ] Mathematics multiply (a vector, matrix, or element of a group ) non-commutatively by a following factor. DERIVATIVES postmultiplication |-ɪˈkɛɪʃ (ə )n |noun
postnatal
post na tal |pōstˈnātl ˌpoʊstˈneɪtl | ▶adjective of, relating to, characteristic of, or denoting the period after childbirth: postnatal care. DERIVATIVES post na tal ly adverb
postnatal depression
post-natal de |pres ¦sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.
postnuptial
post nup tial |pōstˈnəpSHəl, -CHəl poʊstˈnəpʃəl | ▶adjective occurring or relating to the period after marriage. • Zoology occurring in or relating to the period after the mating season of an animal.
post-obit
post-o bit ▶adjective archaic taking effect after death. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin post obitum, from post ‘after ’ + obitus ‘decease ’ (from obire ‘to die ’).
post office
post of fice |ˈpoʊst ˌɔfəs | ▶noun 1 (also postal service ) the public department or corporation responsible for mail services and (in some countries ) telecommunications. • a building where postal business is carried on. 2 a game, played esp. by children, in which imaginary letters are delivered in exchange for kisses.
post office box
post of fice box |ˈpoʊst ˌɔfəs ˌbɑks | ▶noun a numbered box in a post office assigned to a person or organization, where mail for them is kept until collected.
post-op
post-op ▶abbreviation postoperative.
postoperative
post op er a tive |pōstˈäp (ə )rətiv ˌpoʊstˈɑpərədɪv | ▶adjective during, relating to, or denoting the period following a surgical operation: postoperative care.
postorbital
post or bit al |pōstˈôrbətl ˌpoʊstˈɔrbədl |chiefly Zoology ▶adjective [ attrib. ] situated at the back of the orbit or eye socket, in particular denoting a process of the frontal bone that in some reptiles forms a separate bone. ▶noun a postorbital bone.
postpaid
post paid |pōstˈpād ˌpoʊstˈpeɪd | ▶adjective & adverb (with reference to a letter or parcel ) on which postage has already been paid: [ as adj. ] : use the postpaid envelope provided.
postpartum
post par tum |pōstˈpärtəm ˌpoʊstˈpɑrtəm | ▶adjective Medicine & Veterinary Medicine following childbirth or the birth of young. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin post partum ‘after childbirth. ’
postpartum depression
post par tum de pres sion ▶noun depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.
postpone
post pone |pōstˈpōn poʊˈspoʊn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause or arrange for (something ) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled: the visit had to be postponed for some time | [ with present participle ] : the judge postponed sentencing a former government spokesman for fraud. DERIVATIVES post pon a ble adjective, post pon er noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after ’ + ponere ‘to place. ’
postponement
post pone ment |pōstˈpōnmənt | ▶noun the action of postponing something; deferral: the postponement of the elections | after repeated postponements, the new museum is officially open.
postpose
post pose |pōstˈpōz ˈpoʊstpoʊz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Grammar place (a modifying word or morpheme ) after the word that it modifies. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘place later or lower ’): from French postposer, from post- ‘after ’ + poser ‘to place. ’ The current sense dates from the 1920s.
postposition
post po si tion |ˌpōstpəˈziSHən ˈˌpoʊs (t )pəˈzɪʃən | ▶noun Grammar a word or morpheme placed after the word it governs, for example -ward in homeward . DERIVATIVES post po si tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from preposition, by substitution of the prefix post- for pre- .
postpositive
post pos i tive |ˌpōstˈpäzətiv ˌpoʊstˈpɑzədɪv | ▶adjective (of a word ) placed after or as a suffix on the word that it relates to. ▶noun a postpositive word. DERIVATIVES post pos i tive ly adverb
postprandial
post pran di al |pōstˈprandēəl ˌpoʊs (t )ˈprændiəl | ▶adjective formal or humorous during or relating to the period after dinner or lunch: we were jolted from our postprandial torpor. • Medicine occurring after a meal. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from post- ‘after ’ + Latin prandium ‘a meal ’ + -al .
postproduction
post pro duc tion |ˌpōstprəˈdəkSHən ˌpoʊstprəˈdəkʃən | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place: postproduction editing.
post-punk
post-punk ▶adjective denoting a style of rock music inspired by punk but less aggressive in performance and musically more experimental. ▶noun post-punk music.
post room
post room ▶noun Brit. the department of a company that deals with incoming and outgoing mail.
PostScript
PostScript |ˈpōs (t )ˌskript ˈpoʊstskrɪpt | ▶noun Computing, trademark a page description language that is an industry standard for outputting high-resolution text and graphics.
postscript
post script |ˈpoʊs (t )ˌskrɪpt | ▶noun an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature and introduced by “P.S.”: he added a postscript: “Leaving tomorrow. ” • an additional statement or action that provides further information on or a sequel to something: as a postscript to this, Paul did finally marry. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin postscriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun ) of postscribere ‘write under, add, ’ from post ‘after, later ’ + scribere ‘write. ’
postseason
post sea son |ˈpōs (t )ˌsēzən ˈpoʊstsizən | ▶adjective (of a sporting event ) taking place after the end of the regular season. ▶noun the period following the regular season.
poststructuralism
post struc tur al ism |pōs (t )ˈstrəkCHərəˌlizəm poʊs (t )ˈstrəktʃərəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun an extension and critique of structuralism, esp. as used in critical textual analysis. Emerging in French intellectual life in the late 1960s and early 1970s, poststructuralism departed from the claims to objectivity and comprehensiveness made by structuralism and emphasized instead plurality and deferral of meaning, rejecting the fixed binary oppositions of structuralism and the validity of authorial authority. DERIVATIVES post struc tur al adjective, post struc tur al ist noun & adjective
post-synch
post-synch |siNGk ˌpoʊst ˈsɪŋk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] add a sound recording to (film or video footage ) at a later time.
post-tax
post-tax ▶adjective Finance (of income or profits ) remaining after the deduction of taxes.
post-tension
post-ten sion ▶verb [ with obj. ] strengthen (reinforced concrete ) by applying tension to the reinforcing rods after the concrete has set: (as adj. post-tensioned ) : post-tensioned concrete. Compare with prestressed, pretension 2.
post time
post time ▶noun the time at which a race is scheduled to start and entrants must be at their starting positions.
post town
post town ▶noun Brit. a town having a main branch of the Post Office or its own postcode.
post-traumatic stress disorder
post-trau mat ic stress dis or der |ˈpoʊst ˌtrɔˈmædɪk ˈstrɛs dəˌsɔrdər | ▶noun Medicine a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world.
postulant
pos tu lant |ˈpäsCHələnt ˈpɑstʃələnt | ▶noun a candidate, esp. one seeking admission into a religious order. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French postulant or Latin postulant- ‘asking, ’ from the verb postulare (see postulate ).
postulate
pos tu late ▶verb |ˈpäsCHəˌlāt ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt | [ with obj. ] 1 suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something ) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes | [ with clause ] : he postulated that the environmentalists might have a case. 2 (in ecclesiastical law ) nominate or elect (someone ) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. ▶noun |ˈpäsCHələt ˈpɑstʃələt | formal a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect. • Mathematics an assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning. DERIVATIVES pos tu la tion |ˌpäsCHəˈlāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 of the verb ): from Latin postulat- ‘asked, ’ from the verb postulare.
postulator
pos tu la tor |ˈpäsCHəˌlātər ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪdər | ▶noun 1 a person who postulates something. 2 a person who presents a case for the canonization or beatification of someone in the Roman Catholic Church.
posture
pos ture |ˈpäsCHər ˈpɑstʃər | ▶noun 1 a position of a person's body when standing or sitting: he stood in a flamboyant posture with his hands on his hips | good posture will protect your spine. • Zoology a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behavior. 2 a particular way of dealing with or considering something; an approach or attitude: labor unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations. • a particular way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose: despite pulling back its missiles, the government maintained a defiant posture for home consumption. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (often as noun posturing ) behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others: a masking of fear with macho posturing. • [ with obj. ] adopt (a certain attitude ) so as to impress or mislead: the companies may posture regret, but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic place (someone ) in a particular attitude or pose: and still these two were postured motionless. DERIVATIVES pos tur al adjective, pos tur er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of one thing to another ): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position, ’ from posit- ‘placed, ’ from the verb ponere.
postviral syndrome
postviral syndrome |pəʊstˈvʌɪrəl ˌsɪndrəʊm |(also postviral fatigue syndrome ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] myalgic encephalomyelitis following a viral infection.
postvocalic
post vo cal ic |ˌpōs (t )vōˈkalik ˌpoʊstvoʊˈkælɪk | ▶adjective (of a speech sound ) occurring immediately after a vowel.
postwar
post war |ˈpōstˈwär ˌpoʊstˈwɔr | ▶adjective occurring or existing after a war (esp. World War II ): postwar Britain | postwar reconstruction.
postwoman
post |woman |ˈpəʊs (t )wʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. postwomen ) a woman who is employed to deliver or collect letters and parcels.
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post
post 1 |pəʊst | ▶noun 1 a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker: follow the blue posts until the track meets a road. • a goalpost: Robertson, at the near post, headed wide. • (the post ) a starting post or winning post. 2 an Internet posting. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 display (a notice ) in a public place: a curt notice had been posted on the door. • put notices on or in: we have posted all the bars. 2 announce or publish (something, especially a financial result ): the company posted a £460,000 loss. • [ with obj. and complement ] publish the name of (a member of the armed forces ) as missing or dead: a whole troop had been posted missing. • make (information ) available on the Internet. • submit (a message ) to an Internet message board or blog. 3 (of a player or team ) achieve or record (a particular score or result ): Smith and Lamb posted a century partnership. PHRASES go (or come ) to post (of a racehorse ) start a race. PHRASAL VERBS post up Basketball play in a position near the basket, along the side of the key. ORIGIN Old English, from Latin postis ‘doorpost ’, later ‘rod, beam ’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French post ‘pillar, beam ’ and Middle Dutch, Middle Low German post ‘doorpost ’.
post
post 2 |pəʊst | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] chiefly Brit. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels: winners will be notified by post | the tickets are in the post. • letters and parcels delivered: she was opening her post. • [ in sing. ] a single collection or delivery of mail: entries must be received no later than first post on 14 June. • used in names of newspapers: the Washington Post. 2 historical each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages. • archaic a person or vehicle that carries mail. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] chiefly Brit. send (a letter or parcel ) via the postal system: I've just been to post a letter | post off your order form today. 2 [ with obj. ] (in bookkeeping ) enter (an item ) in a ledger. • complete (a ledger ) by entering items. 3 [ no obj., with adverbial ] historical travel with relays of horses: we posted in an open carriage. • [ with adverbial of direction ] archaic travel with haste; hurry: he comes posting up the street. ▶adverb archaic with haste: come now, come post. PHRASES keep someone posted keep someone informed of the latest developments or news. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun ): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place ’.
post
post 3 |pəʊst | ▶noun 1 a position of paid employment; a job: he resigned from the post of Foreign Minister | a teaching post. 2 a place where someone is on duty or where a particular activity is carried out: a shift worker asleep at his post | a customs post. • a place where a soldier or police officer is stationed or which they patrol: he gave the men orders not to leave their posts. • N. Amer. a force stationed at a permanent position or camp; a garrison. • US a local group in an organization of military veterans. 3 historical the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy: Captain Miller was made post in 1796. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial ] send (someone ) to a place to take up an appointment: he was posted to Washington as military attaché. • station (someone, especially a soldier or police officer ) in a particular place: a guard was posted at the entrance. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French poste, from Italian posto, from a contraction of popular Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere ‘to place ’.
post
post 4 |ˈpəʊst | ▶preposition subsequent to; after: American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact. ORIGIN 1960s: independent usage of post- .
post-
post- |pəʊst | ▶prefix after in time or order: post-date | post-operative. ORIGIN from Latin post ‘after, behind ’.
Post, Emily
Post, Emily |pōst poʊst | (1873 –1960 ), US writer and columnist; full name Emily Price Post. She was an arbiter of social etiquette and was the last word on manners. She wrote Etiquette (1922 ).
Post, Wiley
Post, Wiley |pōst poʊst | (1898 –1935 ), US aviator; full name Wiley Hardeman Post. He was the first man to fly solo around the world 1933, accomplishing this in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He was flying near Point Barrow, Alaska, with Will Rogers as his passenger when their plane crashed and they were both killed.
postage
post |age |ˈpəʊstɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the sending of letters and parcels by post: proof of postage is required. • the amount required to send a letter or parcel by post: the prices include postage and packing.
postage due
post age due ▶noun that part of the postage that was not prepaid. • a special postage stamp indicating postage still to be paid on a letter or parcel.
postage meter
post |age meter ▶noun N. Amer. a franking machine.
postage stamp
post |age stamp ▶noun a small adhesive piece of paper of specified value issued by a national Post Office to be affixed to a letter or parcel to indicate the amount of postage paid.
postal
pos ¦tal |ˈpəʊst (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to the post: postal services. • chiefly Brit. done by post: a postal ballot. ▶noun US informal a postcard. PHRASES go postal US informal go mad, especially from stress. [with reference to cases in which postal employees ran amok and shot colleagues. ]DERIVATIVES postally adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from poste ‘postal service ’.
postal card
pos ¦tal card ▶noun US term for postcard.
postal code
pos ¦tal code ▶noun another term for postcode.
postal note
pos ¦tal note ▶noun Australian and NZ term for postal order.
postal order
pos ¦tal order ▶noun Brit. an order for payment of a specified sum to a named payee, issued by the Post Office.
Postal Service
Postal Service ▶noun US term for post office ( sense 1 ).
postal vote
pos ¦tal vote ▶noun Brit. a vote sent in by post rather than cast in person.
post-and-beam
post-and-beam ▶adjective (of a building or a method of construction ) having or using a framework of upright and horizontal beams.
postbag
post |bag |ˈpəʊs (t )bag | ▶noun British term for mailbag.
post-bellum
post-bellum |ˈbɛləm | ▶adjective occurring or existing after a war, in particular the American Civil War. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin post ‘after ’ + bellum ‘war ’.
postbox
post |box |ˈpəʊs (t )bɒks | ▶noun a large public box with a slot into which post is placed for collection by the post office. • British term for mailbox.
post captain
post cap |tain ▶noun historical a Royal Navy officer holding the full rank of captain, as opposed to a commander with the courtesy title of captain.
postcard
post |card |ˈpəʊs (t )kɑːd | ▶noun a card for sending a message by post without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side.
post-chaise
post-chaise |ˈpəʊs (t )ʃeɪz | ▶noun ( pl. post-chaises pronunc. same ) historical a horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail, especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from post 2 + chaise in the sense ‘horse-drawn carriage ’.
post-classical
post-classic ¦al |pəʊs (t )ˈklasɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a time after the classical period of any language, art, or culture, in particular in ancient Greek and Latin culture.
postcode
post |code |ˈpəʊs (t )kəʊd | ▶noun Brit. a group of numbers or letters and numbers which are added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail. DERIVATIVES postcoded adjective
postcode lottery
post |code lot |tery ▶noun Brit. a situation in which someone's access to health services or medical treatment is determined by the area of the country in which they live.
post-coital
post-coital |pəʊstˈkɔɪtl | ▶adjective occurring or done after sexual intercourse: post-coital contraception. DERIVATIVES post-coitally adverb
postcolonial
postcolonial |pəʊs (t )kəˈləʊnɪəl | ▶adjective occurring or existing after the end of colonial rule: the postcolonial government | postcolonial literature.
post-date
post-date ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. post-dated ) affix or assign a date later than the actual one to (a document or event ): a post-dated cheque. 2 occur or come at a later date than: Stonehenge was presumed to post-date these structures.
postdoc
post |doc |pəʊs (t )ˈdɒk | ▶noun informal a person engaged in postdoctoral research. • [ mass noun ] postdoctoral research.
postdoctoral
post |doc ¦tor ¦al |pəʊs (t )ˈdɒkt (ə )r (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to or denoting research undertaken after the completion of doctoral research: a postdoctoral fellowship.
poster
pos ¦ter |ˈpəʊstə | ▶noun 1 a large printed picture used for decoration. • a large printed picture, notice, or advertisement displayed in a public place: [ as modifier ] : a poster campaign. 2 a person who posts a message on an Internet message board or blog. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun postering ) put up posters in an area: illegal postering in downtown Montreal. [ with obj. ] : she defied police advice and postered her neighbourhood.
poster boy
poster boy (or poster girl or poster child ) ▶noun N. Amer. a person or thing that epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.: the ever-grinning poster boy for the coastal good life. ORIGIN from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young people and appealing children.
poste restante
poste restante |pəʊst ˈrɛst (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a service offered by a post office whereby mail is kept for an agreed period until collected by the addressee. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘mail remaining ’.
posterior
pos |ter ¦ior |pɒˈstɪərɪə | ▶adjective 1 chiefly Anatomy further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end: the posterior part of the gut | a basal body situated just posterior to the nucleus. The opposite of anterior. • Medicine relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth: a posterior labour. 2 formal coming after in time or order; later: a date posterior to the first Reform Bill. ▶noun humorous a person's buttocks. DERIVATIVES posteriority |pɒˌstɪərɪˈɒrɪti |noun, posteriorly adverb ORIGIN early 16th cent. (as a plural noun denoting descendants ): from Latin, comparative of posterus ‘following ’, from post ‘after ’.
posterior probability
pos |ter ¦ior prob |abil ¦ity ▶noun the statistical probability that a hypothesis is true calculated in the light of relevant observations.
posterity
pos |ter ¦ity |pɒˈstɛrɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] all future generations of people: the victims' names are recorded for posterity. • [ in sing. ] archaic the descendants of a person: God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French posterite, from Latin posteritas, from posterus ‘following ’.
posterize
posterize |ˈpəʊstərʌɪz |(also posterise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] print or display (a photograph or other image ) using only a small number of different tones. DERIVATIVES posterization noun
postern
postern |ˈpɒst (ə )n, ˈpəʊst -| ▶noun a back or side entrance: [ as modifier ] : a small postern door. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French posterne, alteration of posterle, from late Latin posterula, diminutive of posterus ‘following ’.
poster paint
pos ¦ter paint ▶noun [ mass noun ] an opaque paint with a water-soluble binder, used for posters and children's paintings.
post exchange
post ex |change ▶noun a shop at a US military camp, selling food, clothing, and other items.
postface
post |face |ˈpəʊstfɛɪs | ▶noun a brief explanatory comment or note at the end of a book or other piece of writing.
post-feminist
post-feminist |pəʊstˈfɛmɪnɪst | ▶adjective coming after the feminism of the 1960s and subsequent decades, in particular moving beyond or rejecting some of the ideas of feminism as out of date. ▶noun a person holding post-feminist views. DERIVATIVES post-feminism noun
postfix
post |fix ▶verb |pəʊs (t )ˈfɪks | [ with obj. ] Biology treat (a biological substance or specimen ) with a second fixative.
post-Fordism
post-Fordism |ˈfɔːdɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the theory that modern industrial production should change from the large-scale mass-production methods pioneered by Henry Ford towards the use of small flexible manufacturing units. DERIVATIVES post-Fordist noun & adjective
post-free
post-free ▶adjective & adverb Brit. carried by post free of charge to the customer.
postfrontal
post |front ¦al |pəʊs (t )ˈfrʌnt (ə )l | ▶noun Zoology a bone behind the orbit of the eye in some vertebrates.
postgenomic
post |genom ¦ic ▶adjective Genetics relating to or denoting the study of the expression of the set of genes in an organism.
postglacial
post |gla ¦cial |pəʊs (t )ˈgleɪʃ (ə )l, -sɪəl | ▶adjective Geology relating to the period since the last (Weichsel or Devensian ) glaciation, from the sudden rise in temperature that marks the beginning of the Flandrian about 10,000 years ago. Compare with late-glacial.
postgrad
post |grad |ˈpəʊstɡrad | ▶adjective & noun informal short for postgraduate.
postgraduate
post |gradu ¦ate |pəʊs (t )ˈgradjʊət | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a course of study undertaken after completing a first degree: a postgraduate degree. ▶noun a student engaged in a postgraduate course.
post-haste
post-haste ▶adverb with great speed or immediacy: she would go post-haste to England. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the direction ‘haste, post, haste ’, formerly given on letters.
post hoc
post hoc |ˈhɒk | ▶adjective occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows: this rhetoric offers a post hoc justification for the changes. ▶adverb after the event. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘after this ’.
post horn
post horn ▶noun historical a valveless horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a mounted courier or mail coach.
posthumous
posthumous |ˈpɒstjʊməs | ▶adjective occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator: he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross | a posthumous collection of his articles. • (of a child ) born after the death of its father. DERIVATIVES posthumously adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin postumus ‘last ’ (superlative from post ‘after ’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground ’.
post-hypnotic
post-hypnot ¦ic |ˌpəʊsthɪpˈnɒtɪk | ▶adjective relating to or denoting the giving of ideas or instructions to a subject under hypnosis that are intended to affect behaviour after the hypnotic trance ends: post-hypnotic suggestion.
postiche
postiche |pɒˈstiːʃ | ▶noun rare a hairpiece. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘false ’, from Italian posticcio ‘counterfeit, feigned ’.
postie
pos ¦tie |ˈpəʊsti | ▶noun Brit. informal a postman or postwoman. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
postil
postil |ˈpɒstɪl | ▶noun archaic a marginal note or comment, especially on a biblical text. • a homily or book of homilies. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French postille, from medieval Latin postilla, perhaps from Latin post illa (verba )‘after those words ’, written as a direction to a scribe.
postilion
postilion |pɒˈstɪlɪən |(also postillion ) ▶noun a person who rides the leading nearside (left-hand side ) horse of a team or pair drawing a coach or carriage, especially when there is no coachman. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘forerunner acting as guide to the post-horse rider ’): from French postillon, from Italian postiglione ‘post-boy ’, from posta (see post 2 ).
post-Impressionism
post-Impres ¦sion ¦ism |pəʊstɪmˈprɛʃ (ə )nɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the work or style of a varied group of late 19th -century and early 20th -century artists including Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cézanne. They reacted against the naturalism of the Impressionists to explore colour, line, and form, and the emotional response of the artist, a concern which led to the development of expressionism. DERIVATIVES post-Impressionist noun & adjective, post-Impressionistic adjective
post-industrial
post-industrial ▶adjective relating to or denoting an economy which no longer relies on heavy industry: a post-industrial society. DERIVATIVES post-industrialism noun
posting
posting 1 |ˈpəʊstɪŋ | ▶noun chiefly Brit. an appointment to a job, especially one abroad or in the armed forces: he requested a posting to Japan. • the location of an appointment abroad: Norway was an attractive posting because of its quality of life.
posting
posting 2 |ˈpəʊstɪŋ | ▶noun a message submitted to an Internet message board or blog.
Post-it
Post-it (also Post-it note ) ▶noun trademark a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, designed to be stuck prominently to an object or surface and easily removed when necessary.
postlapsarian
postlapsarian |ˌpəʊstlapˈsɛːrɪən | ▶adjective Theology or literary occurring or existing after the Fall of Man. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from post- ‘occurring after ’.
postlude
post |lude |ˈpəʊs (t )l (j )uːd | ▶noun a concluding piece of music. • an epilogue or afterword. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from post- ‘later, after ’, on the pattern of prelude .
postman
post |man |ˈpəʊs (t )mən | ▶noun ( pl. postmen ) Brit. a person who is employed to deliver or collect letters and parcels.
postman's knock
postman's knock |pəʊstmənzˈnɒk | ▶noun Brit. a game, played especially by children, in which imaginary letters are delivered in exchange for kisses.
postmark
post |mark |ˈpəʊs (t )mɑːk | ▶noun an official mark stamped on a letter or other postal package, giving the place, date, and time of posting, and serving to cancel the postage stamp: the package had a York postmark. ▶verb [ with obj. ] stamp (a postal package ) with a postmark: [ with obj. and complement ] : the letter was postmarked New York.
postmaster
post |master |ˈpəʊs (t )mɑːstə | ▶noun a man in charge of a post office.
postmaster general
post |master gen |eral ▶noun the head of a country's postal service (abolished in the UK as an office in 1969 ).
post mill
post mill ▶noun chiefly historical a windmill supported by a post on which it pivots to catch the wind.
postmillennial
postmillennial |ˌpəʊs (t )mɪˈlɛnɪəl | ▶adjective (especially in Christian doctrine ) following the millennium.
postmillennialism
post |mil ¦len ¦nial |ism |pəʊs (t )mɪˈlɛnɪəlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (among fundamentalist Christians ) the doctrine that the Second Coming of Christ will be the culmination of the prophesied millennium of blessedness. DERIVATIVES postmillennialist noun
postmistress
post |mis ¦tress |ˈpəʊs (t )mɪstrɪs | ▶noun a woman in charge of a post office.
postmodern
post |mod ¦ern |pəʊstˈmɒdn | ▶adjective subsequent to or coming later than that which is modern. • relating to or characterized by postmodernism, especially in being self-referential: postmodern deconstructionist theories.
postmodernism
post |mod ¦ern |ism |pəʊstˈmɒdəˌnɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a late 20th -century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories. DERIVATIVES postmodernist noun & adjective, postmodernity |-ˈdəːnɪti |noun
postmodify
post |mod ¦ify ▶verb ( postmodifies, postmodifying, postmodified ) [ with obj. ] Grammar modify the sense of (a noun or other word ) by being placed after it. DERIVATIVES postmodification noun, postmodifier noun
post-mortem
post-mortem |pəʊs (t )ˈmɔːtəm | ▶noun (also post-mortem examination ) an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. • an analysis or discussion of an event held soon after it has occurred, especially in order to determine why it was a failure: an election post-mortem on why the party lost. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to a post-mortem. • happening after death: post-mortem changes in his body | [ as adv. ] : assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘after death ’.
postmultiply
post |multi ¦ply |ˌpəʊstˈmʌltɪplʌɪ | ▶verb ( postmultiplies, postmultiplying, postmultiplied ) [ with obj. ] Mathematics multiply (a vector, matrix, or element of a group ) non-commutatively by a following factor. DERIVATIVES postmultiplication |-ɪˈkɛɪʃ (ə )n |noun
postnatal
post-natal |pəʊstˈneɪtl | ▶adjective relating to or denoting the period after childbirth: postnatal care. DERIVATIVES postnatally adverb
postnatal depression
post-natal de |pres ¦sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.
postnuptial
post |nup ¦tial ▶adjective occurring in or relating to the period after marriage. • Zoology occurring in or relating to the period after the mating season of an animal.
post-obit
post-obit |ˈəʊbɪt, -ˈɒbɪt | ▶adjective archaic taking effect after death. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin post obitum, from post ‘after ’ + obitus ‘decease ’ (from obire ‘to die ’).
post office
post of ¦fice ▶noun 1 the public department or corporation responsible for postal services and (in some countries ) telecommunications. • a building where postal business is transacted. 2 US term for postman's knock.
post office box
post office box (also PO box ) ▶noun a numbered box in a post office assigned to a person or organization, where letters for them are kept until called for.
post-op
post-op |pəʊstˈɒp | ▶abbreviation post-operative.
post-operative
post-operative ▶adjective during, relating to, or denoting the period following a surgical operation: post-operative care.
postorbital
postorbital |pəʊstˈɔːbɪt (ə )l |chiefly Zoology ▶adjective situated at the back of the orbit or eye socket, in particular denoting a process of the frontal bone which in some reptiles forms a separate bone. ▶noun a postorbital bone.
post-paid
post-paid ▶adjective & adverb (with reference to a letter or parcel ) on which postage has already been paid: [ as adj. ] : use the post-paid envelope provided.
post-partum
post-partum |ˈpɑːtəm | ▶adjective Medicine & Veterinary Medicine following childbirth or the birth of young. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin post partum ‘after childbirth ’.
postpartum depression
post par tum de pres sion ▶noun depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.
postpone
post |pone |pəʊs (t )ˈpəʊn, pəˈspəʊn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause or arrange for (something ) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled: the visit had to be postponed for some time | [ with present participle ] : he postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted. DERIVATIVES postponable adjective, postponer noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after ’ + ponere ‘to place ’.
postponement
post ¦pone |ment |pəʊs (t )ˈpəʊnm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of postponing something; deferral: the postponement of the elections | [ count noun ] : after repeated postponements, Berlin's new Jewish Museum is officially open.
postpose
post |pose |pəʊs (t )ˈpəʊz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Grammar place (a modifying word or morpheme ) after the word that it modifies. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘place later or lower ’): from French postposer, from post- ‘after ’ + poser ‘to place ’. The current sense dates from the 1920s.
postposition
post |pos ¦ition |pəʊs (t )pəˈzɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun Grammar a word or morpheme placed after the word it governs, for example -ward in homeward . DERIVATIVES postpositional adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from preposition, by substitution of the prefix post- for pre- .
postpositive
post |posi ¦tive |pəʊs (t )ˈpɒzɪtɪv | ▶adjective (of a word ) placed after or as a suffix on the word that it relates to. ▶noun a postpositive word. DERIVATIVES postpositively |-ˈpɒzɪtɪvli |adverb
postprandial
post |pran ¦dial |pəʊs (t )ˈprandɪəl | ▶adjective formal or humorous during or relating to the period after dinner or lunch: we were jolted from our postprandial torpor. • Medicine occurring or done after a meal. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from post- ‘after ’ + Latin prandium ‘a meal ’ + -al .
post-production
post-produc ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ often as modifier ] work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place: post-production editing.
post-punk
post-punk |pəʊstˈpʌŋk | ▶adjective denoting a style of rock music inspired by punk but less aggressive in performance and musically more experimental. ▶noun [ mass noun ] post-punk music.
post room
post room ▶noun Brit. the department of a company that deals with incoming and outgoing mail.
PostScript
Post |Script |ˈpəʊs (t )skrɪpt | ▶noun Computing, trademark a language used as a standard for describing pages of text.
postscript
post |script |ˈpəʊs (t )skrɪpt | ▶noun an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature and introduced by ‘PS ’. • an extra piece of information about an event that is added after it has happened: as a postscript to this, Paul did finally marry. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin postscriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun ) of postscribere ‘write under, add ’, from post ‘after, later ’ + scribere ‘write ’.
postseason
post |season ▶adjective chiefly N. Amer. (of a sporting fixture or other event ) taking place after the end of the regular season. ▶noun the period following the regular season. • a game or competition held during the postseason.
post-structuralism
post-structur ¦al ¦ism |pəʊs (t )ˈstrʌktʃ (ə )r (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an extension and critique of structuralism, especially as used in critical textual analysis. Emerging in French intellectual life in the late 1960s and early 1970s, post-structuralism embraced Jacques Derrida's deconstructionism and the later work of Roland Barthes, the psychoanalytic theories of Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva (b.1941 ), the historical critiques of Michel Foucault, and the writings of Jean-François Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard. It departed from the claims to objectivity and comprehensiveness made by structuralism and emphasized instead plurality and deferral of meaning, rejecting the fixed binary oppositions of structuralism and the validity of authorial authority. DERIVATIVES post-structural adjective, post-structuralist noun & adjective
post-synch
post-synch ▶verb [ with obj. ] add a sound recording to (film or video footage ) at a later time.
post-tax
post-tax |pəʊs (t )ˈtaks | ▶adjective (of income or profits ) remaining after the deduction of taxes.
post-tension
post-tension ▶verb [ with obj. ] strengthen (reinforced concrete ) by applying tension to the reinforcing rods after the concrete has set.
post time
post time ▶noun the time at which a race is scheduled to start and entrants must be at their starting positions.
post town
post town ▶noun Brit. a town having a main branch of the Post Office or its own postcode.
post-traumatic stress disorder
post-traumat ¦ic stress dis |order ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world.
postulant
postulant |ˈpɒstjʊl (ə )nt | ▶noun a candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French postulant or Latin postulant- ‘asking ’, from the verb postulare (see postulate ).
postulate
pos ¦tu |late ▶verb |ˈpɒstjʊleɪt | [ with obj. ] 1 suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something ) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes | [ with clause ] : she postulated that the environmentalists might have a case. 2 (in ecclesiastical law ) nominate or elect (someone ) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. ▶noun |ˈpɒstjʊlət | formal a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect. • Mathematics an assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning. DERIVATIVES postulation |pɒstjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 of the verb ): from Latin postulat- ‘asked ’, from the verb postulare.
postulator
pos ¦tu |la ¦tor |ˈpɒstjʊleɪtə | ▶noun 1 a person who postulates something. 2 a person who presents a case for the canonization or beatification of someone in the Roman Catholic Church.
posture
pos |ture |ˈpɒstʃə | ▶noun 1 a particular position of the body: I got out of the car in an alert posture. • the characteristic way in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting: he took ballet lessons to improve his posture. • Zoology a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behaviour. 2 a particular approach or attitude: trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations. • a way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (often as noun posturing ) behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead: a masking of fear with macho posturing. • [ with obj. ] adopt (a particular attitude ) so as to impress or mislead: the companies may posture regret, but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial ] archaic place (someone ) in a particular attitude or pose. DERIVATIVES postural adjective, posturer noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of one thing to another ): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position ’, from posit- ‘placed ’, from the verb ponere.
postviral syndrome
postviral syndrome |pəʊstˈvʌɪrəl ˌsɪndrəʊm |(also postviral fatigue syndrome ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] myalgic encephalomyelitis following a viral infection.
postvocalic
post |vocal ¦ic |ˌpəʊstvə (ʊ )ˈkalɪk | ▶adjective (of a speech sound ) occurring immediately after a vowel.
post-war
post-war ▶adjective occurring or existing after a war (especially the Second World War ): post-war Britain | post-war reconstruction.
postwoman
post |woman |ˈpəʊs (t )wʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. postwomen ) a woman who is employed to deliver or collect letters and parcels.
American Oxford Thesaurus
post
post 1 noun wooden posts: pole, stake, upright, longer, shaft, prop, support, picket, strut, pillar, pale, paling, stanchion; historical puncheon. ▶verb 1 the notice posted on the wall: affix, attach, fasten, display, pin (up ), put up, stick (up ), tack (up ). 2 the group posted a net profit: announce, report, make known, publish.
post
post 2 noun our federally regulated post: mail, postal service; airmail, surface mail, registered mail. ▶verb 1 post the order form today: mail, send (off ), put in the mail. 2 post the transaction in the second column: record, write in, enter, register. PHRASES keep posted we have no more news at this moment, but we'll keep you posted: keep informed, keep up to date, keep in the picture, keep briefed, update, fill in; informal keep up to speed.
post
post 3 noun 1 there were seventy candidates for the post: job, position, appointment, situation, place; vacancy, opening. 2 back to your posts! (assigned ) position, station, observation post. ▶verb 1 he'd been posted to Berlin: send to, assign to a post in /at, dispatch to. 2 armed guards were posted beside the exit: put on duty, station, position, situate, locate.
poster
poster noun they put up posters all over town: notice, placard, bill, sign, advertisement, playbill.
posterior
posterior adjective 1 the posterior part of the skull: rear, hind, back, hinder; technical dorsal, caudal. ANTONYMS anterior. 2 formal a date posterior to statehood: later than, subsequent to, following, after. ANTONYMS previous. ▶noun informal her plump posterior. See buttocks.
posterity
posterity noun the names of those who died are recorded for posterity: future generations, the future.
posthaste
posthaste adverb he departed posthaste for Venice: as quickly as possible, without delay, (very ) quickly, speedily, without further /more ado, with all speed, promptly, immediately, at once, straightaway, right away; informal pronto, straight off.
postman, postwoman
postman, postwoman noun the postman left a package on your porch: postal worker, mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier.
postmodern
postmodern adjective WORD NOTE postmodern Postmodern is among the most widely employed critical terms of our time, mainly because it can mean just about anything. Moreover, it neatly suggests that its user is learned, widely read, up to date on the latest in literary theory, and, in general, really cool, not to say —ahem —edgy. In essence postmodern describes the kind of self-aware writing or painting that doesn't take itself completely seriously, that recognizes with a wink that it's just writing or painting. In some ways, postmodern is an offshoot of Brechtian drama's “alienation ” effect, in which the actor may address the audience, move in and out of character, regard the entire play and his role in it with world-weary irony. Similarly, the postmodern author deliberately undercuts the smooth surface of his narrative and by somehow standing back and commenting on the action prevents the reader from “losing himself in the story. ” Unfortunately, this isn't really very new. Many classic novelists have done this, notably Cervantes and Sterne, not to mention such twentieth-century masters as James Joyce. Just as modernism has been called a variant of romanticism, so postmodernism may be simply a late form of modernism. Whatever the case, unless you're going to define it clearly, don't bandy the word about. — MD Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. WORD NOTE postmodernism Postmodernism is modernism after the shock wore off. — DL Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
postmortem
postmortem noun 1 the hospital carried out a postmortem: autopsy, postmortem examination, necropsy. 2 a postmortem of her failed relationship: analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, review.
postpone
postpone verb sorry, we'll have to postpone the relay race: put off /back, delay, defer, reschedule, adjourn, shelve, put over, take a rain check on; informal put on ice, put on the back burner; rare remit. ANTONYMS bring forward. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD postpone, adjourn, defer, delay, suspend All of these verbs have to do with putting things off. Defer is the broadest in meaning; it suggests putting something off until a later time (defer payment; defer a discussion ). If you postpone an event or activity, you put it off intentionally, usually until a definite time in the future (we postponed the party until the next weekend ). If you adjourn an activity, you postpone its completion until another day or place; adjourn is usually associated with meetings or other formal gatherings that are brought to an end and then resumed (the judge adjourned the hearing until the following morning ). If you delay something, you postpone it because of obstacles (delayed by severe thunderstorms and highway flooding ) or because you are reluctant to do it (delay going to the dentist ). Suspend suggests stopping an activity for a while, usually for a reason (forced to suspend work on the bridge until the holiday weekend was over ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
postponement
postponement noun a further postponement of the trial: deferral, deferment, delay, putting off /back, rescheduling, adjournment, shelving.
postscript
postscript noun 1 a handwritten postscript: afterthought, PS, additional remark. 2 he added postscripts of his own: addendum, supplement, appendix, codicil, afterword, addition.
postulate
postulate verb a theory postulated by a respected scientist: put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize, propose; assume, presuppose, presume, take for granted.
posture
posture noun 1 a kneeling posture: position, pose, attitude, stance. 2 good posture: bearing, carriage, stance, comportment. 3 the unions adopted a militant posture: attitude, stance, standpoint, point of view, opinion, position, frame of mind. ▶verb Keith postured, flexing his biceps: pose, strike an attitude, strut.
Oxford Thesaurus
post
post 1 noun a high roof supported by wooden posts: pole, stake, upright, shaft, prop, support, picket, strut, pillar, pale, paling, column, piling, standard, stanchion, pylon, stave, rod, newel, baluster, jamb, bollard, mast; fence post, gatepost, finger post, king post; N. Amer. & Austral. milepost; historical palisade; technical puncheon, shore. ▶verb 1 he studied the notice posted on the wall: affix, attach, fasten, hang, display, pin (up ), put up, stick (up ), tack (up ), nail (up ). 2 the group posted a net profit of $1.1 million: announce, report, make known, advertise, publish, publicize, circulate, broadcast.
post
post 2 noun Brit. 1 the winners will be notified by post: mail, the postal service /system; airmail, surface mail, registered mail, special delivery; informal snail mail; N. Amer. & W. Indian the mails; Indian dak, tappal. 2 did we get any post? letters, cards, correspondence; parcels, packages, packets; mail, junk mail, direct mail. 3 what time is the last post? postal delivery /collection, mail delivery /collection. ▶verb 1 Brit. post the order form today: send, send off, mail, put in the post /mail, get off, send /dispatch by post, transmit, remit, convey, consign, forward, redirect; airmail. 2 post the transaction in the second column: record, write in, enter, fill in, register, note, list. PHRASES keep someone posted I'll keep you posted about his progress: keep informed, inform, keep up to date, keep in the picture, keep briefed, brief, give someone the latest information, update, fill in, let someone know, advise, notify, apprise, report to; informal clue in, keep up to speed.
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post 3 noun 1 there were seventy candidates for the post: job, position, appointment, situation, place, office, assignment, employment, placing; vacancy, opening; informal berth; Austral. informal grip; archaic employ. 2 ‘Back to your posts!’ he commanded: assigned position, area of duty; position, place, location, station, observation post, base, beat. ▶verb 1 he'd been posted to Berlin: send, send to take up an appointment, assign to a post, dispatch. 2 armed guards were posted beside the exit door: put on duty, station, position, put, situate, set, locate, install, establish, base, garrison.
poster
poster noun a poster advertising his latest film: notice, placard, public notice, bill, sign, advertisement, announcement, affiche, playbill, sticker; Brit. fly-poster; China dazibao; informal ad; Brit. informal advert.
posterior
posterior adjective 1 the posterior part of the skull: rear, hind, back, hinder, rearward; technical dorsal, caudal, posticous. ANTONYMS anterior, front. 2 formal a date posterior to the first Reform Bill: later than, subsequent to, following, succeeding, after. ANTONYMS previous. ▶noun humorous her plump posterior: buttocks, behind, backside, rear, rear end, rump, seat, haunches, hindquarters, cheeks; Brit. bottom; French derrière; German Sitzfleisch; informal sit-upon, stern, BTM, tochus; Brit. informal bum, botty, prat, jacksie; Scottish informal bahookie; N. Amer. informal butt, fanny, tush, tushie, tail, duff, buns, booty, caboose, heinie, patootie, keister, tuchis, bazoo, bippy; W. Indian informal batty; black English rass, rusty dusty; Brit. vulgar slang arse; N. Amer. vulgar slang ass; technical nates; humorous fundament; archaic breech.
posterity
posterity noun 1 the names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a framed scroll: future generations, succeeding generations, those who come after us; the future. 2 archaic God appeared to Abraham with a promise that his posterity should inhabit the land: descendants, heirs, successors, offspring, children, family, progeny, scions; Law issue; archaic seed.
post-haste
post-haste adverb he departed post-haste for Venice: as quickly as possible, without delay, (very ) quickly, speedily, swiftly, without further /more ado, with all speed, promptly, immediately, at once, straight away, right away, directly, forthwith; informal double quick, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), pronto, before you can say Jack Robinson, straight off; archaic straight, instanter.
postman, postwoman
postman, postwoman noun postal worker; N. Amer. mailman, letter carrier, mail carrier; Brit. informal postie.
post-mortem
post-mortem noun 1 the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem: autopsy, post-mortem examination, PM, dissection, necropsy. 2 the very last thing she needed was a post-mortem of her failed relationship: analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, review, investigation, breakdown, critique, study; rare anatomization.
postpone
postpone verb he had to postpone his scheduled trip to South Africa: put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over /off, carry over, reschedule, adjourn, stay, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball; N. Amer. put over, table, take a rain check on; N. Amer. Law continue; informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage; rare remit, respite. ANTONYMS advance, bring forward.
postponement
postponement noun a further postponement of the trial: deferral, deferment, delay, putting off /back, rescheduling, adjournment, shelving, suspension; stay, respite; Law moratorium; N. Amer. Law continuance; rare put-off.
postscript
postscript noun 1 handwritten at the bottom of the letter was a postscript: afterthought, PS, additional remark; rare subscript. 2 he translated, reprinted, or edited works, adding postscripts of his own: addendum, supplement, appendix, codicil, afterword, addition, adjunct; rare postlude, subscript.
postulate
postulate verb such hypotheses have been postulated by highly reputable geologists: put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize, take as a hypothesis, propose, assume, presuppose, suppose, presume, predicate, take for granted, theorize.
posture
posture noun 1 the priest quietly resumed his kneeling posture: position, pose, attitude, stance. 2 she took ballet lessons to improve her posture: bearing, carriage, comportment, way of standing /sitting, stance; Brit. deportment. 3 trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations: attitude, stance, stand, standpoint, view, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, position, way of thinking, frame of mind, outlook, angle, slant, perspective. ▶verb Keith postured, flexing his biceps for Douglas to see: pose, strike an attitude, put on airs, attitudinize, behave affectedly, strut; informal show off; N. Amer. informal cop an attitude, hot-dog.
Duden Dictionary
Post
Post Substantiv, feminin , die |P o st |die Post; Genitiv: der Post, Plural: die Posten Plural selten unter Einfluss von französisch poste < italienisch posta = Poststation < spätlateinisch posita (statio oder mansio ) = festgesetzt (er Aufenthaltsort ), zu lateinisch positum, Position 1 als ® Dienstleistungsunternehmen zur Beförderung von Briefen, Paketen, Geldsendungen u. a. die Post befördert Briefe und Pakete | er ist, arbeitet bei der Post | etwas mit der Post , per Post schicken elektronische Post Übermittlung von Mitteilungen auf elektronischem Weg durch Datenübertragung nach englisch electronic mail 2 Postfiliale b wo ist die nächste Post ? | auf die Post , zur Post gehen | etwas zur Post bringen 3 ohne Plural etwas, was von der Post 1 zugestellt worden ist oder von der Post befördert werden soll ist Post für mich da? | die Post geht heute noch ab | er trägt in diesem Bezirk die Post aus | er bekommt viel Post [von ihr ]mit gleicher Post gleichzeitig aufgegeben, abgeschickt, aber als separate Sendung mit gleicher Post geht ein Päckchen an dich ab 4 ohne Plural umgangssprachlich Zustellung von Post 3 auf die Post warten 5 a früher Postkutsche ab [geht ] die Post umgangssprachlich unverzüglich geht es los die Post geht ab umgangssprachlich es geht hoch her, herrscht eine ausgelassene Stimmung b besonders Fachsprache früher Postbus 6 veraltet Botschaft, Nachricht, Neuigkeit ich habe eine gute Post für dich
Post
Post Substantiv, maskulin Basketball , der |poʊst |der Post; Genitiv: des Posts, Plural: die Posts englisch post < (mittel )französisch poste < italienisch posto, Posten in einiger Entfernung vom Korb in der Mitte des Spielfelds stehender Spieler, der das Spiel seiner Mannschaft im Angriff dirigiert
post-
post- , Post- Präfix Post- lateinisch post = nach kennzeichnet in Bildungen mit Adjektiven – seltener mit Substantiven oder Verben – etwas als zeitlich später liegend, erfolgend postimpressionistisch, postpubertär | Postfeminismus
Postabholer
Post ab ho ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stabholer |jemand, der seine Post 3 bei einer Geschäftsstelle der Post 1 abholt oder abholen lässt
Postabholerin
Post ab ho le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stabholerin |weibliche Form zu Postabholer
Postablage
Post ab la ge Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stablage |1 Ablage 2 für Post 3 2 österreichisch, schweizerisch kleine Poststelle
Postadresse
Post ad res se , Post adres se Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stadresse |Postanschrift
Postagentur
Post agen tur Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stagentur |
postalisch
pos ta lisch Adjektiv |post a lisch |nach französisch postal a die Post 1 betreffend, zu ihr gehörend postalische Einrichtungen b mithilfe der Post vor sich gehend; durch die Post auf postalischem Wege
Postament
Pos ta ment Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |Postam e nt |wohl gebildet zu italienisch postare = hinstellen, zu: posto, Posten Unterbau, Sockel (besonders einer Statue, eines Denkmals, einer Büste, auch einer Säule ) figurativ jemanden von seinem Postament [herunter ]holen, stürzen
Postamt
Post amt Substantiv, Neutrum früher , das |P o stamt |a Postfiliale a b Postfiliale b aufs Postamt , zum Postamt gehen
postamtlich
post amt lich Adjektiv früher |p o stamtlich |von der Postverwaltung festgesetzt, vorgeschrieben
Postangestellte
Post an ge stell te substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |P o stangestellte | vgl. Angestellte Angestellte der Post 1
Postangestellter
Post an ge stell ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |P o stangestellter | vgl. Angestellter Angestellter der Post
Postanschrift
Post an schrift Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stanschrift |im Postverkehr zu benutzende Anschrift
Postanweisung
Post an wei sung Substantiv, feminin früher , die |P o stanweisung |a Geldsendung, die dem Empfänger durch den Briefträger in bar zugestellt wird eine [telegrafische ] Postanweisung erhalten b Formular, das der Absender einer Postanweisung a benutzen muss eine Postanweisung ausfüllen
Postausgang
Post aus gang Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stausgang |1 a ohne Plural Bürowesen Ausgang 5a von Post 3 der Postausgang hat sich heute verzögert b meist im Plural Bürowesen abzuschickende Postsendung die Postausgänge sortieren c Plural selten Bürowesen Menge der (mit einem Mal ) abzuschickenden Post 3 der Postausgang der letzten drei Tage 2 EDV Fenster 3 eines E-Mail-Programms, in dem versendete E-Mails angezeigt werden
Postauto
Post au to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stauto |a Postwagen a b umgangssprachlich selten Postbus
Postautobus
Post au to bus Substantiv, maskulin besonders österreichisch, schweizerisch , der |P o stautobus |(bis 1982 ) Linienbus der Post
Postbank
Post bank Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stbank |die Postbank < Plural: Postbanken > Unternehmen einer Post 1 , das Bankgeschäfte tätigt
Postbarscheck
Post bar scheck Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stbarscheck |Barscheck der Postbank
Postbeamter
Post be am ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |P o stbeamter |vgl. Beamter bei der Post beschäftigter Beamter
Postbeamtin
Post be am tin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stbeamtin |weibliche Form zu Postbeamter
Postbearbeitungsmaschine
Post be ar bei tungs ma schi ne Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stbearbeitungsmaschine |Maschine zur Bewältigung bestimmter bei der Erledigung der täglichen Post anfallender Arbeiten z. B. Frankiermaschine
Postbedienstete
Post be diens te te substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |P o stbedienstete |vgl. Bedienstete Bedienstete der Post
Postbediensteter
Post be diens te ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |P o stbediensteter |vgl. Bediensteter Bediensteter der Post 1
Postbezirk
Post be zirk Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stbezirk |Zustellbezirk
Postbezug
Post be zug Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stbezug |Bezug durch die Post
Postbote
Post bo te Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der Postbotin |P o stbote |Person, die Briefe austrägt
Postbotin
Post bo tin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stbotin |weibliche Form zu Postbote
Postbriefkasten
Post brief kas ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stbriefkasten | Briefkasten a
Postbub
Post bub Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch , der |P o stbub |zu posten Laufbursche
Postbus
Post bus , der Postautobus |P o stbus |
Postcar
Post car Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch , der |P o stcar |der Postcar; Genitiv: des Postcars, Plural: die Postcars Linienbus der Post
Pöstchen
Pöst chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P ö stchen |das Pöstchen; Genitiv: des Pöstchens, Plural: die Pöstchen Verkleinerungsform zu Posten
post Christum [natum]
post Chris tum [na tum ] |p o st Chr i stum [n a tum ]|lateinisch nach Christus, nach Christi Geburt Abkürzung: p. Chr. [n.] im Jahre 1999 post Christum natum
Postdebit
Post de bit Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stdebit |der Postdebit; Genitiv: des Postdebits lateinisch-italienisch ; lateinisch-französisch Zeitungsvertrieb durch die Post; vgl. Debit
Postdienst
Post dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stdienst |1 ohne Plural Dienst 1b bei der Post 1 ein Beamter im Postdienst 2 a ohne Plural gesamter Aufgabenbereich der Post 1 b für eine bestimmte Gruppe von Aufgaben zuständige Sparte der Post 1 einzelne Postdienste wie z. B. der Briefdienst
Postdienstleister
Post dienst leis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stdienstleister |Unternehmen, das Briefe, Pakete u. a. befördert
Postdirektion
Post di rek ti on Substantiv, feminin früher , die |P o stdirektion |höchste Verwaltungsbehörde der Post 1
Postdoc
Post doc Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin Hochschulwesen , der oder die |P o stdoc auch ˈpoʊst …|der Postdoc; Genitiv: des Postdocs, Plural: die Postdocs und die Postdoc; Genitiv: der Postdoc, Plural: die Postdocs englisch postdoc, eigentlich kurz für: postdoctoral (research ) = (Forschung ) nach der Promotion nach der Promotion (mithilfe eines Stipendiums, einer Praktikantenstelle o. Ä.) auf dem jeweiligen Spezialgebiet noch weiter forschender Wissenschaftler, forschende Wissenschaftlerin
Postdocstelle
Post doc stel le , Post doc-Stel le Substantiv, feminin , die Postdoc-Stelle |P o stdocstelle P o stdoc-Stelle |mit einem Postdoc oder einer Postdoc zu besetzende Stelle
posteigen
post ei gen Adjektiv |p o steigen |der Post 1 gehörend posteigene Einrichtungen
Posteingang
Post ein gang Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o steingang |1 a ohne Plural Bürowesen Eingang 4a von Post 3 b meist im Plural Bürowesen eingegangene Postsendung c Plural selten Bürowesen Menge der (in einem bestimmten Zeitraum ) eingegangenen Post 3 2 EDV Fenster 3 eines E-Mail-Programms, in dem [neu ] eingegangene E-Mails angezeigt werden
postembryonal
post em b ry o nal, post em bry o nal Adjektiv Medizin |postembryon a l |lateinisch ; griechisch-neulateinisch nach der Embryonalzeit
posten
pos ten schwaches Verb schweizerisch mundartlich |p o sten |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Posten 3 einkaufen posten gehen | ein Kilo Äpfel posten
posten
pos ten schwaches Verb EDV |ˈpoʊstn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to post, eigentlich = mit der Post verschicken, zu: post < französisch poste, Post a mit Fragen, Antworten, Kommentaren an Internetforen und Weblogs teilnehmen b in Internetforen und Weblogs schreiben sie postete einen langen Kommentar in dem Blog
Posten
Pos ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o sten |der Posten; Genitiv: des Postens, Plural: die Posten 1 a italienisch posto < lateinisch positus (locus ), eigentlich = festgesetzt (er Ort )besonders Militär Stelle, die jemandem (besonders einer Wache ) zugewiesen wurde und die während einer bestimmten Zeit nicht verlassen werden darf ein gefährlicher Posten | seinen Posten aufgeben | Posten beziehen | auf seinem Posten bleiben | auf Posten stehen auf dem Posten sein umgangssprachlich in guter körperlicher Verfassung sein, gesund, in guter Form sein er ist [gesundheitlich ] nicht ganz auf dem Posten ; wachsam, gewieft sein wenn du da nicht auf dem Posten bist, hauen sie dich übers Ohr sich nicht [ganz ] auf dem Posten fühlen umgangssprachlich sich nicht [ganz ] wohlfühlen, sich nicht im vollen Besitz seiner Kräfte befinden auf verlorenem Posten stehen /kämpfen einen vergeblichen, aussichtslosen Kampf führen, keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben b italienisch posto < lateinisch positus (locus ), eigentlich = festgesetzt (er Ort )besonders Militär jemand, der einen Posten 1a bezieht, der Wache hat die Posten ablösen, verstärken, verdoppeln Posten stehen /(Soldatensprache : ) schieben als Posten, als Wache Dienst tun 2 a berufliche Stellung, Amt; Stelle italienisch posto < lateinisch positus (locus ), eigentlich = festgesetzt (er Ort ) ein hoher, einträglicher, sicherer Posten | umgangssprachlich, oft scherzhaft ein ruhiger Posten eine nicht viel Einsatz erfordernde Stellung | einen Posten bekommen, verlieren | den Posten eines Direktors haben | von einem Posten zurücktreten b [ehrenvolles, angesehenes ] Amt, Stellung, die jemand in einem größeren Ganzen hat; Funktion 1b italienisch posto < lateinisch positus (locus ), eigentlich = festgesetzt (er Ort ) ein Posten in der Partei | einen Posten abgeben c italienisch posto < lateinisch positus (locus ), eigentlich = festgesetzt (er Ort )Sport Platz in einer Mannschaftsaufstellung, Funktion eines Spielers innerhalb einer Mannschaft die Mannschaft wird auf drei Posten umbesetzt 3 a italienisch posta < lateinisch posita (summa ) = festgesetzt (e Summe )besonders Kaufmannssprache bestimmte Menge einer Ware; Partie einen [größeren ] Posten Strümpfe bestellen b einzelner Betrag einer Rechnung, Bilanz o. Ä.; Position 4 italienisch posta < lateinisch posita (summa ) = festgesetzt (e Summe ) die einzelnen Posten zusammenrechnen 4 französisch poste < italienisch posta, eigentlich = Anstand, Aufpassen, zu: posto, vgl. 1, 2 Polizeiwesen kleine, nicht ständig besetzte Polizeidienststelle; Polizeiposten 5 französisch poste, Herkunft ungeklärt Jagdwesen sehr grober Schrot für Jagdflinten mit Posten schießen
Postenkette
Pos ten ket te Substantiv, feminin besonders Militär , die |P o stenkette |Reihe von Posten 1b zur Bewachung, Beobachtung o. Ä.
Postenkommandant
Pos ten kom man dant Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |P o stenkommandant |Leiter einer Polizeidienststelle
Postenkommandantin
Pos ten kom man dan tin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stenkommandantin |weibliche Form zu Postenkommandant
Postenschacher
Pos ten scha cher Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch abwertend , der |P o stenschacher |der Postenschacher; Genitiv: des Postenschachers Vergabe von Stellen ohne öffentliche Ausschreibung
Poster
Pos ter Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin , das oder der |P o ster englisch ˈpoʊstə |das, seltener: der Poster; Genitiv: des Posters, Plural: die Poster und (bei englischer Aussprache: ) Posters englisch poster, eigentlich = Plakat, zu: to post = (an einem Pfosten ) anschlagen, zu: post < lateinisch postis = Pfosten plakatartiges, großformatig auf Papier gedrucktes Bild
poste restante
poste re s tante , poste res tante |ˈpɔst rɛsˈtãːt |aus französisch poste = Post und restante, weibliche Form des 1. Partizip von: rester = bleiben, verweilen französische Bezeichnung für: postlagernd
Posteriora
Pos te ri o ra Pluralwort scherzhaft , die |Posteri o ra |die Posteriora (Plural ) lateinisch ; »Nachfolgendes «Gesäß
Postexistenz
Post exis tenz Substantiv, feminin Philosophie , die |P o stexistenz |die Postexistenz; Genitiv: der Postexistenz lateinisch-neulateinisch das Fortbestehen der Seele nach dem Tod; Gegensatz Präexistenz 2
Postfach
Post fach Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stfach |a zu mietendes Schließfach bei einer Geschäftsstelle der Post für Briefsendungen, die der Inhaber dort in der Regel selbst abholt b offenes oder abschließbares Fach, in das in einem Hotel o. Ä. Post 3 eingelegt wird
post festum
post fes tum |p o st f e stum |lateinisch ; »nach dem Fest «hinterher, im Nachhinein; zu einem Zeitpunkt, wo es eigentlich zu spät ist, keinen Zweck oder Sinn mehr hat
Postfiliale
Post fi li a le Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stfiliale |a Geschäftsstelle der Post 1 zur Erfüllung von Aufgaben der Post 1 , Postbank u. Ä. in einem bestimmten Bezirk b Gebäude, Räume einer Postfiliale a
Postflugzeug
Post flug zeug Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stflugzeug | vgl. Postschiff
postfrisch
post frisch Adjektiv Philatelie |p o stfrisch |(von Briefmarken ) im Neuzustand befindlich, besonders eine unversehrte Gummierung aufweisend und ungestempelt
Postgebühr
Post ge bühr Substantiv, feminin früher , die |P o stgebühr |von der Post 1 erhobene Gebühr
Postgeheimnis
Post ge heim nis Substantiv, Neutrum Rechtssprache , das |P o stgeheimnis |Recht, das es Dritten, besonders dem Staat und den Postbediensteten, untersagt, vom Inhalt von Postsendungen Kenntnis zu nehmen oder Kenntnisse über jemandes Postverkehr weiterzugeben das Postgeheimnis wahren, verletzen
Postgewerkschaft
Post ge werk schaft Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich früher , die |P o stgewerkschaft |Gewerkschaft der Postbediensteten
Postgiroamt
Post gi ro amt Substantiv, Neutrum früher , das |P o stgiroamt |Niederlassung der Postbank
Postgirodienst
Post gi ro dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stgirodienst |
Postgirokonto
Post gi ro kon to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stgirokonto |von der Postbank geführtes Girokonto
Postgiroverkehr
Post gi ro ver kehr Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stgiroverkehr |unter Beteiligung der Postbank abgewickelter Giroverkehr
postglazial
post gla zi al Adjektiv Geologie |postglazi a l |zu post- , Post- und glazial nacheiszeitlich
Postglazial
Post gla zi al Substantiv, Neutrum Geologie , das |Postglazi a l |das Postglazial; Genitiv: des Postglazials Nacheiszeit
Postglossator
Post glos sa tor Substantiv, maskulin Geschichte , der |Postgloss a tor |der Postglossator; Genitiv: des Postglossators, Plural: die Postglossatoren meist im Plural lateinisch-italienisch Vertreter einer Gruppe italienischer Rechtslehrer des 13./14. Jahrhunderts, die durch die Kommentierung des Corpus Juris Civilis die praktische Grundlage der modernen Rechtswissenschaft schufen
postgradual
post gra du al Adjektiv postgraduell |postgradu a l |zu post- , Post- und graduiert 1 nach der Graduierung, dem Erwerb eines akademischen Grades erfolgend, stattfindend ein postgraduales Studium
postgraduell
post gra du ell Adjektiv postgradual |postgradu e ll |zu post-, Post- und graduiert 1 nach der Graduierung, dem Erwerb eines akademischen Grades erfolgend, stattfindend
Postgut
Post gut Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stgut |ohne Plural 1 selten durch die Post 1 zu beförderndes Gut 2 Postwesen früher unter bestimmten Umständen zu einer besonders günstigen Gebühr von der Post 1 zu befördernde Pakete
Posthalterei
Post hal te rei Substantiv, feminin früher , die |Posthalter ei |
Posthilfsstelle
Post hilfs stel le Substantiv, feminin Postwesen früher , die |P o sthilfsstelle |Einrichtung der Post 1 , die in abgelegenen Orten einige der wichtigsten Postdienste wahrnimmt
Posthitis
Pos thi tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Posth i tis |die Posthitis; Genitiv: der Posthitis, Plural: die Posthititiden griechisch-neulateinisch Vorhautentzündung
Posthorn
Post horn Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o sthorn |das Posthorn < Plural: Posthörner > a früher Signalhorn des Postillions 1 b stilisierte Darstellung eines Posthorns a als Symbol der Post 1
posthum
post hum Adjektiv postum |posth u m |lateinisch posthumus, volksetymologische Schreibung (zu: humus = Erde, humare = beerdigen ) von: postumus, postum a nach jemandes Tod erfolgend eine posthume Ehrung | jemanden posthum rehabilitieren | ihm wurde posthum ein Sohn geboren | ein Werk posthum (nach dem Tode des Autors ) veröffentlichen b zum künstlerischen o. ä. Nachlass gehörend; nachgelassen; nach dem Tode des Autors veröffentlicht posthume Werke c nach dem Tode des Vaters geboren; nachgeboren eine posthume Tochter des Grafen
Posthumus
Post hu mus Substantiv, maskulin selten , der Postumus |P o sthumus |der Posthumus; Genitiv: des Posthumus, Plural: die Posthumi Spät -, Nachgeborener
Postiche
Pos ti che Substantiv, feminin , die |pɔsˈtɪʃə auch …ˈtiːʃə |die Postiche; Genitiv: der Postiche, Plural: die Postiches italienisch-französisch Haarteil
Posticheur
Pos ti cheur Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈʃøːɐ̯ |der Posticheur; Genitiv: des Posticheurs, Plural: die Posticheure französisch Fachkraft für die Anfertigung und Pflege von Perücken und Haarteilen; Perückenmacher
Posticheuse
Pos ti cheu se Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈʃøːzə |die Posticheuse; Genitiv: der Posticheuse, Plural: die Posticheusen weibliche Form zu Posticheur
postieren
pos tie ren schwaches Verb |post ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch poster, zu: poste = Posten < italienisch posto, Posten 1 jemanden, sich an einem bestimmten Platz aufstellen an jedem, an jeden Eingang Ordner postieren | auf dem Dach hatten sich Scharfschützen postiert, waren Scharfschützen postiert 2 etwas an einen bestimmten Platz stellen, an einer bestimmten Stelle aufbauen, errichten er postierte den Leuchter auf dem Tisch, auf den Tisch | sie postierten die Vogelscheuche auf dem Beet, auf das Beet
Postierung
Pos tie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Post ie rung |
Postille
Pos til le Substantiv, feminin , die |Post i lle |die Postille; Genitiv: der Postille, Plural: die Postillen mittellateinisch postilla, aus lateinisch post illa (verba sacrae scripturae ) = nach jenen (Worten der Heiligen Schrift ), Formel zur Ankündigung der Predigt nach Lesung des Predigttextes 1 religiöses Erbauungsbuch 2 Sammlung von Predigten (als Buch )3 spöttisch abwertend eine bestimmte Gruppe ansprechende, eine bestimmte Thematik behandelnde Zeitschrift, Zeitung o. Ä. Pornohefte und ähnliche Postillen
Postillion
Pos til li on Substantiv, maskulin , der |Postilli o n auch, österreichisch nur ˈpɔs …|1 französisch postillon < italienisch postiglione, zu: posta oder zu französisch poste, Post früher Kutscher einer Postkutsche 2 mittelgroßer heimischer Tagfalter mit schwarz gesäumten, orangegelben Flügeln nach der gelben Farbe der alten Postkutschen
Postillon d'Amour
Pos til lon d'Amour Substantiv, maskulin scherzhaft , der |pɔstijõdaˈmuːɐ̯ |der Postillon d'Amour; Postillon d'Amour, Postillons |[…jõ ]| d'Amour scherzhafte deutsche Bildung des 18. Jahrhunderts aus französisch postillon (Postillion ) und französisch amour = Liebe jemand, der für einen anderen dessen Geliebter oder Geliebtem eine Nachricht übermittelt
postindustriell
post in dus t ri ell , post in dus tri ell Adjektiv Soziologie |p o stindustriell |zu post- , Post- und industriell zu einer Stufe der [gesellschaftlichen ] Entwicklung gehörend, die auf die Stufe mit der ausschließlichen Konzentration auf die Industrialisierung folgt postindustrielle Gesellschaft (Gesellschaftsform, die durch Verlagerung des wirtschaftlichen Schwerpunktes von der Industrieproduktion auf den Dienstleistungsbereich, durch Technisierung aller Lebensbereiche, durch verstärkte Nutzung der Informationstechnologien u. a. gekennzeichnet ist )
Post-it
Post-it Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |P o st-it |englisch selbstklebender, leicht wieder entfernbarer Notizzettel
postkapitalistisch
post ka pi ta lis tisch Adjektiv Soziologie |p o stkapitalistisch |lateinisch-neulateinisch die Stufe der gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung betreffend, die dem Kapitalismus folgt
postkarbonisch
post kar bo nisch Adjektiv Geologie |postkarb o nisch |zu post- , Post- und karbonisch in einen Zeitabschnitt nach dem Karbon gehörend, fallend
Postkarte
Post kar te Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stkarte |a ein bestimmtes Format aufweisende, für kurze schriftliche Mitteilungen bestimmte Karte, die ohne Umschlag verschickt wird Kurzform: Karte 2 b Ansichts-, Kunstpostkarte o. Ä. eine Postkarte vom Heidelberger Schloss
Postkartengröße
Post kar ten grö ße Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stkartengröße |Größe einer gewöhnlichen Postkarte
Postkartengruß
Post kar ten gruß Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stkartengruß |auf einer Postkarte übermittelter Gruß
Postkartenidyll
Post kar ten idyll Substantiv, Neutrum , das Postkartenidylle |P o stkartenidyll |beschauliches Idyll (wie es auf einer Ansichtskarte abgebildet sein könnte )
Postkartenidylle
Post kar ten idyl le Substantiv, feminin , die Postkartenidyll |P o stkartenidylle |beschauliches Idyll (wie es auf einer Ansichtskarte abgebildet sein könnte )
Postkartenkalender
Post kar ten ka len der Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stkartenkalender |Abreißkalender, dessen Blätter als Postkarten b benutzt werden können
Postkasten
Post kas ten Substantiv, maskulin besonders norddeutsch , der |P o stkasten | Briefkasten a
postkolonial
post ko lo ni al Adjektiv |p o stkolonial |die Epochen nach der Kolonialzeit betreffend
Postkommunion
Post kom mu ni on Substantiv, feminin katholische Kirche , die |Postkommuni o n |kirchenlateinisch postcommunio, aus lateinisch post = nach und kirchenlateinisch communio, Kommunion Schlussgebet der Messe 1
postkommunistisch
post kom mu nis tisch Adjektiv |p o stkommunistisch |nach dem Zusammenbruch eines kommunistischen Regierungssystems [auftretend ]
Postkonferenz
Post kon fe renz Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stkonferenz |Zusammenkunft zur Postbearbeitung und -verteilung
postkulmisch
post kul misch Adjektiv Geologie |postk u lmisch |zu post- , Post- und kulmisch in einen Zeitabschnitt nach dem Kulm gehörend, fallend
Postkunde
Post kun de Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stkunde |Kunde der Post 1
Postkundin
Post kun din Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stkundin |weibliche Form zu Postkunde
Postkutsche
Post kut sche Substantiv, feminin früher , die |P o stkutsche |Kutsche zur (gleichzeitigen ) Beförderung von Personen und Post 3 mit der Postkutsche reisen
Postkutscher
Post kut scher Substantiv, maskulin früher , der |P o stkutscher | Postillion 1
postlagernd
post la gernd Adjektiv Postwesen |p o stlagernd |Lehnübersetzung von französisch poste restante an eine bestimmte Geschäftsstelle der Post adressiert und dort vom Empfänger abzuholen postlagernde Sendungen | jemandem postlagernd schreiben
Postleitzahl
Post leit zahl Substantiv, feminin Postwesen , die |P o stleitzahl |Kennzahl eines Ortes oder Ortsteils (als Bestandteil der Postanschrift ) als Bestandteil der Postanschrift Abkürzung: PLZ
Postler
Post ler Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der Pöstler |P o stler |der Postler; Genitiv: des Postlers, Plural: die Postler bei der Post 1 Beschäftigter
Pöstler
Pöst ler Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch umgangssprachlich , der Postler |P ö stler |bei der Post 1 Beschäftigter
Postlerin
Post le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stlerin |weibliche Form zu Postler
Pöstlerin
Pöst le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P ö stlerin |weibliche Form zu Pöstler
Postludium
Post lu di um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Postl u dium |das Postludium; Genitiv: des Postludiums, Plural: die Postludien lateinisch-neulateinisch musikalisches Nachspiel
Postmaterialismus
Post ma te ri a lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Postmaterial i smus |der Postmaterialismus; Genitiv: des Postmaterialismus zu post- , Post- und Materialismus Lebenseinstellung, die keinen Wert mehr auf das Materielle legt, sondern immaterielle Bedürfnisse (z. B. nach einer intakten, natürlichen und sozialen Umwelt ) für dringlicher hält
postmaterialistisch
post ma te ri a lis tisch Adjektiv |postmaterial i stisch |postmateriell
postmateriell
post ma te ri ell Adjektiv |postmateri e ll |den Postmaterialismus betreffend
Postmeister
Post meis ter Substantiv, maskulin früher , der |P o stmeister |
Postmeisterin
Post meis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stmeisterin |
post meridiem
post me ri di em |p o st mer i diem ˈpɔst meˈriːdi̯ɛm;|lateinisch, zu: meridies, Meridian (bei Uhrzeitangaben, besonders im angelsächsischen Sprachbereich ) nach Mittag Abkürzung: p. m. drei Uhr p. m. (drei Uhr nachmittags; 15 Uhr )
Postmietbehälter
Post miet be häl ter Substantiv, maskulin DDR Postwesen , der von der Post 1 vermietete Verpackung für Postsendungen
Postminister
Post mi nis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stminister |für das Postwesen zuständiger Minister
Postministerin
Post mi nis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stministerin |weibliche Form zu Postminister
Postministerium
Post mi nis te ri um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stministerium |Ministerium für das Postwesen
postmodern
post mo dern Adjektiv |p o stmodern |englisch post-modern, aus: post- = nach- (< lateinisch post = nach ) und modern = modern a die Postmoderne a betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, durch sie geprägt die postmoderne Architektur b die Postmoderne b betreffend die postmoderne Gesellschaft
Postmoderne
Post mo der ne Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stmoderne |die Postmoderne; Genitiv: der Postmoderne a Strömung, Stilrichtung der modernen Architektur, die gekennzeichnet ist durch eine Abkehr vom Funktionalismus 1 und eine Hinwendung zum freieren, spielerischen Umgang mit unterschiedlichen Bauformen auch aus früheren Epochen b der Moderne 1 folgende Zeit, für die Pluralität 1 in Kunst und Kultur, in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft sowie demokratisch mitgestaltende Kontrolle der Machtzentren charakteristisch sind
Postmolar
Post mo lar Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Postmol a r |der Postmolar; Genitiv: des Postmolaren, Plural: die Postmolaren lateinisch-neulateinisch hinterer Backenzahn, Mahlzahn
postmortal
post mor tal Adjektiv Medizin |postmort a l |zu lateinisch post = nach und mortalis = den Tod betreffend nach dem Tod (am, im toten Körper ) auftretend postmortale Veränderungen des Gewebes
post mortem
post mor tem bildungssprachlich |p o st m o rtem |lateinisch, zu: mors (Genitiv: mortis ) = Tod nach dem Tode Abkürzung: p. m. jemanden post mortem rehabilitieren
postnatal
post na tal Adjektiv Medizin |postnat a l |zu lateinisch post = nach und natalis = zur Geburt gehörend [kurz ] nach der Geburt (am, im Körper des Neugeborenen, der Mutter ) auftretend; nachgeburtlich postnatale Schäden | postnatale (das Neugeborene und die Mutter betreffende ) Medizin
postnumerando
post nu me ran do Adverb Wirtschaft |postnumer a ndo |zu lateinisch post = nach und numerare = zählen, zahlen nach Erhalt der Ware, nach erbrachter Leistung [zu zahlen ]; nachträglich postnumerando zahlen | postnumerando zahlbar
Posto
Pos to |P o sto |italienisch
Postomat
Pos to mat Substantiv, maskulin , der ® |Postom a t |Geldautomat der Schweizer Post [bank ]
postoperativ
post ope ra tiv Adjektiv Medizin |postoperat i v |zu post- , Post- und operativ nach, infolge einer Operation auftretend, vor sich gehend postoperative Blutungen | einen Patienten postoperativ versorgen
Postordnung
Post ord nung Substantiv, feminin früher , die |P o stordnung |Rechtsverordnung, die die Vorschriften über die Benutzung der Postdienste enthält
Postpaket
Post pa ket Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stpaket | Paket 3
postpalatal
post pa la tal Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |postpalat a l |hinter dem Gaumen gesprochen (von Lauten ); Gegensatz präpalatal
post partum
post par tum Medizin |p o st p a rtum |aus lateinisch post = nach und partum, 2. Partizip von: parere = gebären nach der Geburt, Entbindung [auftretend ]
postpneumonisch
post pneu mo nisch Adjektiv Medizin |postpneum o nisch |lateinisch ; griechisch-neulateinisch nach einer Lungenentzündung [auftretend ]
postponierend
post po nie rend Adjektiv Medizin |postpon ie rend |verspätet eintretend z. B. von Krankheitssymptomen
Postposition
Post po si ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Postpositi o n |die Postposition; Genitiv: der Postposition, Plural: die Postpositionen 1 gebildet als Gegensatz zu Präposition mit lateinisch post = nach Sprachwissenschaft dem Nomen, Pronomen nachgestellte Präposition z. B. der Ehre wegen 2 a Medizin Verlagerung eines Organs nach hinten b Medizin verspätetes Auftreten (z. B. von Krankheitssymptomen )
postpositiv
post po si tiv Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |postposit i v |die Postposition 1 betreffend, dem Substantiv nachgestellt von Präpositionen
Postprädikament
Post prä di ka ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Postprädikam e nt |das Postprädikament; Genitiv: des Postprädikament [e ]s, Plural: die Postprädikamente meist im Plural aus den Prädikamenten bzw. Kategorien 3 abgeleiteter Begriff der scholastischen Philosophie
postpubertär
post pu ber tär Adjektiv Medizin |p o stpubertär |nach der Pubertät auftretend
Postrat
Post rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o strat |Beamter des höheren Dienstes bei der Post 1
Posträtin
Post rä tin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o strätin |weibliche Form zu Postrat
Postregal
Post re gal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stregal |Recht des Staates, das gesamte Postwesen in eigener Regie zu führen
Postsack
Post sack Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stsack |Sack zur Beförderung von Postsendungen
Postschalter
Post schal ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stschalter | Schalter 2 in einer Geschäftsstelle der Post oder Postbank
Postscheck
Post scheck Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stscheck |
Postscheckamt
Post scheck amt Substantiv, Neutrum früher , das |P o stscheckamt |Niederlassung der Postbank
Postscheckkonto
Post scheck kon to Substantiv, Neutrum früher , das |P o stscheckkonto |von der Postbank geführtes Girokonto
Postschiff
Post schiff Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stschiff |zur Beförderung von Post 3 und Personen benutztes Schiff der Post 1
Postschließfach
Post schließ fach Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stschließfach |älter für Postfach Abkürzung: PSF
Postschluss
Post schluss Substantiv, maskulin Postwesen , der |P o stschluss |spätestmöglicher Zeitpunkt zum Einliefern von Postsendungen, die noch mit dem nächsten Abgang 3 von der Einlieferungsstelle weiterbefördert werden sollen für Briefe ist um 14 Uhr Postschluss
Postsendung
Post sen dung Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stsendung |von der Post 1 zu befördernde, beförderte Sendung 1b
Postskript
Post skript Substantiv, Neutrum , das Postskriptum |Postskr i pt |lateinisch postscriptum, 2. Partizip von: postscribere = nachträglich dazuschreiben, aus: post = nach und scribere, Skript Nachsatz 1 , Nachschrift 2 Abkürzung: PS
Postskriptum
Post skrip tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das Postskript |Postskr i ptum |das Postskriptum; Genitiv: des Postskriptums, Plural: die Postskripta Abkürzung: PS lateinisch postscriptum, 2. Partizip von: postscribere = nachträglich dazuschreiben, aus: post = nach und scribere, Skript Nachsatz 1 , Nachschrift 2 Abkürzung: PS
postsozialistisch
post so zi a lis tisch Adjektiv |p o stsozialistisch |nach dem Zusammenbruch eines sozialistischen Regierungssystems [auftretend ]
Postsparbuch
Post spar buch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stsparbuch |Sparbuch der Postbank
Postsparen
Post spa ren Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stsparen |Sparen bei der Postbank
Postsparer
Post spa rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stsparer |Inhaber eines Postsparbuchs
Postsparerin
Post spa re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stsparerin |weibliche Form zu Postsparer
Postsparkasse
Post spar kas se Substantiv, feminin früher , die |P o stsparkasse |Einrichtung der Post 1 zur Führung von Sparkonten
Postsparkassendienst
Post spar kas sen dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stsparkassendienst |mit der Postsparkasse befasster Bereich der Postbank
Postsparkonto
Post spar kon to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stsparkonto |Sparkonto bei der Postbank
Poststelle
Post stel le Substantiv, feminin , die |P o ststelle |1 früher Dienststelle der Post 1 , die in einem kleineren Ort die wichtigsten Postdienste 2b wahrnimmt 2 (in einem Betrieb o. Ä.) Stelle, deren Personal für die Verteilung der eingehenden Post 3 und die Einlieferung der ausgehenden Post 3 verantwortlich ist
Poststempel
Post stem pel Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o ststempel |a Stempel einer Dienststelle der Post 1 , der neben der Angabe der Dienststelle auch Datum und Uhrzeit druckt und der u. a. zur Entwertung von Briefmarken dient b Abdruck eines Poststempels a der Brief trägt den Poststempel von vorgestern
Poststrukturalismus
Post struk tu ra lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poststruktural i smus |eine die Grundsätze des traditionellen Strukturalismus infrage stellende geisteswissenschaftliche und philosophische Forschungsrichtung
Postszenium
Post sze ni um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Postsz e nium |das Postszenium; Genitiv: des Postszeniums, Plural: die Postszenien lateinisch ; griechisch-neulateinisch Raum hinter der Bühne; Gegensatz Proszenium 2
Posttag
Post tag Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o sttag |(in Orten mit nicht täglicher Postzustellung ) Tag, an dem Post 3 zugestellt und abgeholt wird heute ist Posttag
Posttaxe
Post ta xe Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch , die |P o sttaxe |Postgebühr
posttektonisch
post tek to nisch Adjektiv Geologie |posttekt o nisch |sich nach tektonischen Bewegungen ergebend von Veränderungen in Gesteinen
posttertiär
post ter ti är Adjektiv Geologie |postterti ä r |zu post- , Post- und tertiär in einen Zeitabschnitt nach dem Tertiär gehörend, fallend, ihn betreffend
posttraumatisch
post trau ma tisch Adjektiv |posttraum a tisch österreichisch auch …ˈmat …|zu post- , Post- und traumatisch 1 Medizin, Psychologie infolge eines Traumas 1 auftretend an einer posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung leiden 2 Medizin nach, infolge einer Verletzung auftretend, vor sich gehend eine posttraumatische Erkrankung
Postüberwachung
Post über wa chung Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stüberwachung |Überwachung des Postverkehrs b , z. B. in Haftanstalten
Postüberweisung
Post über wei sung Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stüberweisung |a Überweisung im Giroverkehr der Postbank b Überweisungsformular, das für eine Überweisung a benutzt wird
Postulant
Pos tu lant Substantiv, maskulin katholische Kirche , der |Postul a nt |zu lateinisch postulans (Genitiv: postulantis ), 1. Partizip von: postulare, postulieren jemand, der sein Postulat 5 absolviert
Postulantin
Pos tu lan tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Postul a ntin |weibliche Form zu Postulant
Postulat
Pos tu lat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Postul a t |das Postulat; Genitiv: des Postulat [e ]s, Plural: die Postulate lateinisch postulatum 1 bildungssprachlich etwas, was von einem bestimmten Standpunkt aus oder aufgrund bestimmter Umstände erforderlich, unabdingbar erscheint; Forderung ein ethisches, politisches Postulat | ein Postulat der Vernunft 2 bildungssprachlich Gebot, in dem von jemandem ein bestimmtes Handeln, Verhalten verlangt, gefordert wird ein Postulat befolgen 3 Philosophie als Ausgangspunkt, als notwendige, unentbehrliche Voraussetzung einer Theorie, eines Gedankenganges dienende Annahme, These, die nicht bewiesen oder nicht beweisbar ist ein Postulat aufstellen | die Existenz Gottes ist ein Postulat der praktischen Vernunft 4 schweizerisches Verfassungswesen vom schweizerischen Parlament ausgehender Auftrag an den Bundesrat, die Notwendigkeit eines Gesetzentwurfs, einer bestimmten Maßnahme zu prüfen 5 katholische Kirche dem Noviziat vorausgehende Probezeit für die Aufnahme in einen katholischen Orden
Postulation
Pos tu la ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Postulati o n |die Postulation; Genitiv: der Postulation, Plural: die Postulationen Benennung eines Bewerbers für ein hohes katholisches Kirchenamt, der erst von einem kanonischen Hindernis befreit werden muss
postulativ
pos tu la tiv Adjektiv |postulat i v |auf einem Postulat beruhend
postulieren
pos tu lie ren schwaches Verb |postul ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch postulare, wohl zu: poscere = fordern, verlangen, verwandt mit forschen 1 bildungssprachlich fordern, unbedingt verlangen, für notwendig, unabdingbar erklären die in der Verfassung postulierte Gleichberechtigung der Frau 2 bildungssprachlich etwas (mit dem Anspruch, es sei richtig, wahr ) feststellen, behaupten; als wahr, gegeben hinstellen 3 Philosophie etwas zum Postulat 3 machen; etwas, ohne es beweisen zu können, vorläufig als wahr, gegeben annehmen die Unsterblichkeit der Seele postulieren
Postulierung
Pos tu lie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Postul ie rung |
postum
pos tum Adjektiv posthum |post u m |lateinisch postumus = nachgeboren, eigentlich = letzter, jüngster, Superlativ von: posterus = (nach )folgend a nach jemandes Tod erfolgend b zum künstlerischen o. ä. Nachlass gehörend; nachgelassen; nach dem Tode des Autors veröffentlicht c nach dem Tode des Vaters geboren; nachgeboren
Postumus
Pos tu mus Substantiv, maskulin selten , der Posthumus |P o stumus |der Postumus; Genitiv: des Postumus, Plural: die Postumi Spät -, Nachgeborener
Postur
Pos tur Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch , die |Post u r |lateinisch-italienisch Positur
post urbem conditam
post ur bem con di tam |p o st u rbem c o nditam |lateinisch nach Gründung der Stadt [Rom ] Abkürzung: p. u. c.
Postvention
Post ven ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Postventi o n |die Postvention; Genitiv: der Postvention, Plural: die Postventionen lateinisch-neulateinisch Betreuung eines Patienten durch einen Arzt nach einer Krankheit, einer Operation; Nachsorge
Postverbale
Post ver ba le Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Postverb a le |das Postverbale; Genitiv: des Postverbale [s ], Plural: die Postverbalia lateinisch-neulateinisch von einem (längeren ) Verb abgeleitetes (kürzeres ) Substantiv z. B. »Kauf « von »kaufen «
Postverbindung
Post ver bin dung Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stverbindung |(an einem Ort vorhandene ) Möglichkeit, Post 3 zu empfangen und abzuschicken es gibt kaum noch Orte ohne Postverbindung
Postverkehr
Post ver kehr Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stverkehr |a Gesamtheit aller Vorgänge, die der Postbeförderung dienen der Postverkehr mit dem Ausland b im wechselseitigen Verschicken und Empfangen von Postsendungen bestehender Verkehr zwischen Personen der Postverkehr der Häftlinge wird überwacht c (bis 1982 )Reiseverkehr mit Fahrzeugen der Post 1
Postversand
Post ver sand Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stversand |Versand durch die Post 1
Postverwaltung
Post ver wal tung Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stverwaltung |Verwaltung der Post 1
Postvollmacht
Post voll macht Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stvollmacht |a Bevollmächtigung, für einen Dritten Post 3 in Empfang zu nehmen jemandem eine Postvollmacht erteilen b Schriftstück, durch das jemandem eine Postvollmacht a erteilt wird
Postwagen
Post wa gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stwagen |a Dienstwagen der Post 1 b Eisenbahnwagen zum Befördern von Postsendungen c früher Postkutsche
Postweg
Post weg Substantiv, maskulin , der |P o stweg |ohne Plural von der Post 1 gebotene Möglichkeit der Beförderung (von Briefen o. Ä.) etwas auf dem Postweg schicken, versenden, zustellen
postwendend
post wen dend Adverb |p o stwendend |sofort, gleich figurativ der Vergeltungsschlag erfolgte postwendend (umgangssprachlich ; prompt )
Postwertzeichen
Post wert zei chen Substantiv, Neutrum Postwesen , das |P o stwertzeichen |Briefmarke
Postwesen
Post we sen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P o stwesen |ohne Plural Gesamtheit der Einrichtungen und Vorgänge, die der Erfüllung postalischer Aufgaben dienen
Postwurfsendung
Post wurf sen dung Substantiv, feminin Postwesen , die |P o stwurfsendung |[Werbezwecken dienende ] in großer Menge zu ermäßigtem Entgelt versandte Drucksache mit einer allgemeinen Anschrift, die die Post einer bestimmten Personengruppe oder jedem Haushalt in einem bestimmten Gebiet zustellt
Postzug
Post zug Substantiv, maskulin früher , der |P o stzug |Eisenbahnzug, der der Beförderung von Postsendungen dient
Postzusteller
Post zu stel ler Substantiv, maskulin DDR Postwesen , der |P o stzusteller |Briefträger
Postzustellerin
Post zu stel le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stzustellerin |weibliche Form zu Postzusteller
Postzustellung
Post zu stel lung Substantiv, feminin , die |P o stzustellung |Zustellung von Post 3
French Dictionary
post-
post- préf. préfixe Élément du latin signifiant « après ». : Postérieur. Note Technique Les mots composés du préfixe post- s ’écrivent en un seul mot, à l ’exception de l ’adjectif post-traumatique et des expressions latines. Postsynchronisation, post-scriptum.
postal
postal , ale , aux adj. adjectif Relatif à la poste. : Des tarifs postaux. Une adresse postale.
postdater
postdater v. tr. verbe transitif Inscrire une date postérieure à la date véritable. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe antidater, inscrire une date antérieure à la date véritable. aimer
postdoctoral
postdoctoral , ale , aux adj. adjectif Abréviation familière postdoc. Qui est postérieur à l ’admission au grade de docteur. : Des études postdoctorales.
poste
poste n. m. et f. nom masculin 1 Lieu où un militaire est affecté. : Être fidèle au poste. 2 Emploi, fonction. : Un poste de chercheur, d ’architecte, d ’informaticien. Pourvoir un poste, à un poste (et non *combler un poste ). 3 Opération inscrite dans un livre comptable. : Des postes budgétaires. 4 Ensemble d ’appareils, de dispositifs destinés à un usage particulier. : Un poste de télévision. nom féminin Administration publique chargée de l ’acheminement du courrier. : Un bureau de poste. La Poste. LOCUTIONS Poste (téléphonique ). Ligne téléphonique intérieure. : Un poste téléphonique (et non un *local, une *extension ). Poste de pilotage. Emplacement d ’un avion réservé au pilote. VOIR cockpit . Poste de traite. Lieu où s ’effectuait le commerce avec les Amérindiens et les Inuits (Recomm. off. ). Poste-frontière. Lieu servant à l ’administration des douanes sur les limites territoriales d ’un État. : Des postes-frontières.
poster
poster FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour affiche.
poster
poster v. tr. , pronom. pronominal et verbe transitif 1 Mettre à la poste. : Je dois aller poster (et non *maller ) une lettre. 2 Disposer des soldats, des policiers, etc. , à un poste de surveillance. : Poster un gardien à l ’entrée de la banque. Se placer à un endroit afin d ’assurer une action déterminée, notamment un guet, une surveillance. : Les policiers s ’étaient postés à cette intersection pour arrêter les automobilistes qui roulaient trop vite. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les détectives se sont postés derrière un bosquet pour surveiller les contrebandiers. aimer
postérieur
postérieur , ieure adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui vient après. : Une date postérieure à sa naissance. SYNONYME ultérieur . ANTONYME antérieur . 2 Qui est derrière. : La partie postérieure de la jambe. ANTONYME antérieur . Note Syntaxique L ’adjectif étant un comparatif, il ne peut être employé avec plus, moins. nom masculin familier Derrière d ’une personne. : Tomber sur le postérieur.
postérieurement
postérieurement adv. adverbe Plus tard. SYNONYME ultérieurement .
postériorité
postériorité n. f. nom féminin État d ’une chose postérieure à une autre. ANTONYME antériorité .
postérité
postérité n. f. nom féminin 1 littéraire Descendants. : La postérité nombreuse du premier colon établi en Nouvelle-France. 2 Les générations à venir. : Travailler pour la postérité.
post-gradué (étudiant)
post-gradué (étudiant ) FORME FAUTIVE Calque de « post-graduate student » pour étudiant de 3 e cycle, étudiant de doctorat, doctorant.
post-graduées (études)
post-graduées (études ) FORME FAUTIVE Calque de « post-graduate studies » pour études de 3 e cycle, études de doctorat.
posthume
posthume adj. adjectif Qui a lieu après la mort de quelqu ’un. : Une décoration posthume, à titre posthume. Note Orthographique post h ume.
postiche
postiche adj. et n. m. adjectif Artificiel, faux. : Des cheveux postiches. nom masculin Perruque. : Ce monsieur porte un postiche: il est ridicule. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un postiche.
postier
postier postière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui travaille à la poste.
postillon
postillon n. m. 1 vieux Facteur. 2 Gouttelette de salive projetée involontairement en parlant.
postillonner
postillonner v. intr. Envoyer des postillons en parlant. : Ce comédien est seul en scène; il jappe, hurle, postillonne, piétine, court, tape du pied, interpelle le public, s ’épuise à la tâche d ’être drôle.
post-it (note)
post-it (note ) FORME FAUTIVE Marque déposée pour papillon (adhésif ).
post(-)mortem
post (-)mortem FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme au sens de analyse, rétrospective, bilan, examen (d ’une situation, d ’un échec ).
postnatal
postnatal , ale , als ou aux adj. adjectif Qui suit la naissance. : Des examens postnatals ou postnataux.
post-scriptum
post-scriptum n. m. inv. (pl. post-scriptum ) nom masculin invariable Abréviation P.-S. (s ’écrit avec des points ). Note ajoutée au bas d ’une lettre, après la signature. : P.-S. – Écris-moi vite! Prononciation Attention à la prononciation: [pɔstskriptɔm ]; le nom rime avec pomme
postsynchronisation
postsynchronisation n. f. nom féminin cinéma Addition du son après le tournage d ’un film. Note Orthographique posts y n ch ronisation.
post-traumatique
post-traumatique adj. Qui résulte d ’un traumatisme physique ou psychique. : Une amnésie post-traumatique. Ces personnes souffrent d ’un stress post-traumatique en raison du climat de terreur engendré par les attentats régulièrement perpétrés dans le pays.
postulat
postulat n. m. nom masculin Proposition donnée comme vraie et dont l ’admission est nécessaire. Note Orthographique postula t.
postuler
postuler v. tr. , intr. direct ou indirect et verbe transitif Se porter candidat à un emploi. : Il a postulé (et non *appliqué pour ) un poste ou à un poste d ’infographiste. Note Syntaxique Le verbe peut se construire avec ou sans la préposition à. verbe intransitif Être candidat à une fonction. : Elle a décidé de postuler pour le poste de directrice. Note Syntaxique Le verbe peut également se construire avec la préposition pour. aimer
posture
posture n. f. nom féminin Position du corps. : Une posture douloureuse. LOCUTION En bonne, mauvaise posture. figuré Dans un contexte favorable, défavorable.
Spanish Dictionary
post
post nombre masculino Texto escrito que se publica en Internet, en espacios como foros, blogs o redes sociales :hace mucho que no actualizas tu blog, el último post es de hace seis meses .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés post .
post-
post- Pos- .
posta
posta nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de caballerías que antiguamente estaban preparadas en determinados puntos del recorrido de una diligencia para hacer el relevo a las caballerías que ya venían cansadas .2 Lugar o casa donde estaba este conjunto de caballerías .3 Bala pequeña de plomo que sirve de munición para cargar las armas de fuego :una posta es más grande que un perdigón .4 Hond Edificio donde se encierra a los condenados a pena de privación de libertad o a los presuntos culpables de un delito .SINÓNIMO cárcel .a posta De forma voluntaria, con intención .También se escribe aposta .SINÓNIMO adrede .
postal
postal adjetivo 1 Del servicio de correos o relacionado con él :tráfico postal; tarifas postales .2 Que se envía por medio del servicio de correos :carta postal .3 adjetivo /nombre femenino [tarjeta ] Que se envía por correo, tiene una fotografía o ilustración por una cara y un espacio para escribir, anotar la dirección y pegar la estampilla por la otra . VÉASE casilla postal; código postal; paquete postal; tarjeta postal . ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado (s. xix ) de posta ‘conjunto de caballerías para el servicio de correo y transporte ’, ‘correo ’; de esta última acepción, por metonimia, pasó a designar la tarjeta. De la familia etimológica de poner (V.).
postbélico, -ca
postbélico, -ca posbélico .
postdata
postdata posdata .
poste
poste nombre masculino 1 Madero, piedra o columna que se coloca de forma vertical para servir de apoyo o señal :los cables que transportan las señales telefónicas están sujetos mediante postes de madera .2 Cada uno de los dos postes verticales que forman un arco deportivo, sobre los cuales se apoya el larguero :el balón se estrelló en el poste derecho .SINÓNIMO palo .
postelectoral
postelectoral poselectoral .
postema
postema nombre femenino Absceso de pus que supura .SINÓNIMO apostema .
póster
póster nombre masculino 1 Cartel grande, generalmente con una imagen o fotografía, que se cuelga en una pared como elemento decorativo :un póster publicitario; en la cabecera de su cama hay un póster de la selva amazónica .2 Comunicación expuesta sobre un tablón en un congreso científico .SINÓNIMO panel .El plural es pósteres .
postergación
postergación nombre femenino Acción de postergar .
postergar
postergar verbo transitivo 1 Dejar una cosa para hacerla después de otra que se tenía previsto realizar :el juez tenía previsto pronunciar ayer su sentencia, pero la postergó para el 26 de octubre .SINÓNIMO aplazar, posponer .2 Colocar a una persona o una cosa en un lugar inferior al que le corresponde :en la empresa lo han postergado a un segundo plano . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .
posteridad
posteridad nombre femenino 1 Tiempo que viene después de una fecha determinada :el siglo vii fue un momento cultural sobresaliente, un previo Siglo de Oro de las letras españolas, con figuras tan notables e influyentes en su tiempo y en la posteridad como san Isidoro, san Braulio y san Ildefonso .2 Conjunto de personas de las generaciones que vienen después de una fecha determinada :las obras de los compositores del romanticismo a menudo no parecen destinadas a sus contemporáneos sino a la posteridad .pasar a la posteridad Adquirir una fama que pervive eternamente o durante mucho tiempo :Gioacchino Rossini (1792 -1868 ) pasó a la posteridad con óperas como "El barbero de Sevilla " y "Guillermo Tell ".
posterior
posterior adjetivo 1 Que sigue en el tiempo a otra cosa o persona que se toma como referencia, o está situada detrás de ella en el espacio :su marcha fue posterior a la nuestra .ANTÓNIMO anterior .2 Que está situado en la parte de atrás de una cosa vista de frente :los miembros posteriores de los cuadrúpetos; las habitaciones posteriores de la casa; la parte posterior de la boca .SINÓNIMO trasero .ANTÓNIMO anterior, delantero .3 ling [vocal ] Que se articula retrayendo la lengua por su parte posterior hacia la zona trasera de la boca, hacia el velo del paladar :en español, ‘u ’, ‘o ’ son vocales posteriores .SINÓNIMO velar .
posteriori
posteriori Palabra que se usa en la expresión a posteriori , que indica que algo que afecta a un determinado hecho o asunto se hace después de conocido su resultado o al final de su desarrollo :tampoco podemos reprocharle a esta generación una falta de visión que solamente a posteriori puede considerarse como tal; la inexistencia de una revisión a posteriori es la trampa en la que se escudan este tipo de defraudadores .
posterioridad
posterioridad nombre femenino Circunstancia de ser una cosa posterior a otra :la posterioridad lo favoreció .con posterioridad En un momento o época posterior :con posterioridad a 1945 el lenguaje de Miró es más abstracto, más denso y más directo; sobre esta cuestión habremos de dedicar, con posterioridad, mayor espacio .SINÓNIMO después, posteriormente .
posteriormente
posteriormente adverbio Después, detrás de .
postgrado
postgrado posgrado .
postgraduado, -da
postgraduado, -da posgraduado .
postguerra
postguerra posguerra .
postigo
postigo nombre masculino 1 Puerta pequeña de una sola pieza que tiene un cerrojo y un picaporte .2 Puerta de madera o metal que se pone en la parte exterior de las ventanas o balcones para impedir el paso de la luz o resguardar del frío o del calor .SINÓNIMO contraventana .3 Puerta pequeña abierta en otra mayor :no abrió la puerta sino el postigo .4 Puerta no principal de las varias que hay en una ciudad o villa amuralladas .
postilla
postilla nombre femenino Costra que se forma en la piel al secarse una llaga o un grano .
postillón
postillón nombre masculino Mozo que iba a caballo delante de los que corrían la posta para guiarlos, o montado en una caballería de las delanteras del tiro de un carruaje, para dirigirlo .
postimpresionismo
postimpresionismo posimpresionismo .
postín
postín nombre masculino 1 Distinción o elegancia de las personas ricas :gente de mucho postín .2 coloquial Vanidad o presunción infundada :todo eso no es más que postín, no le hagas caso .darse postín coloquial Darse importancia o presumir de algo :se daba postín de trabajar para un prestigioso bufete .
postindustrial
postindustrial posindustrial .
postinero, -ra
postinero, -ra adjetivo 1 [persona ] Que se da postín o importancia .2 Que es propio de la persona postinera :alarde postinero .3 Que es de postín, distinguido o elegante :un local muy postinero .
postismo
postismo nombre masculino Movimiento literario y artístico que surgió en España en 1945 y que se propuso renovar la estética de todas las vanguardias de principios de siglo :la renovación de las técnicas expresivas del lenguaje poético del postismo es congruente con el concepto de la poesía como actividad lúdica .
post-it
post-it nombre masculino Esp Pósit .ETIMOLOGÍA De Post-it , nombre comercial registrado .Se pronuncia ‘póstit ’ o ‘pósit ’.El plural es post-its .
postiza
postiza nombre femenino Castañuela (instrumento ), especialmente la que es más fina y pequeña de lo normal :tocar las postizas .
postizo, -za
postizo, -za adjetivo 1 [elemento corporal ] Que se añade sobre el natural y propio para darle otra apariencia o que lo sustituye o reemplaza en su ausencia :uñas postizas; bigote postizo .2 Falso o ficticio :es una novela de forma detectivesca, en donde un joven y su tía van a un hotel a buscar el cadáver de su tío postizo, pero cuando llegan al hotel el muerto ha desaparecido .3 nombre masculino Añadido de pelo artificial o natural que sirve para aumentar el volumen o la longitud de un peinado o para disimular la falta o escasez de pelo propio . VÉASE dentadura postiza . ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado del español antiguo apostizo y este voz patrimonial del latín vulgar appositicius (latín appositus ‘situado junto a ’), derivado de apponere ‘añadir ’. De la familia etimológica de poner (V.).
postmodernidad
postmodernidad posmodernidad .
postmodernismo
postmodernismo posmodernismo .
postmoderno, -na
postmoderno, -na posmoderno .
postnatal
postnatal posnatal .
postnominal
postnominal posnominal .
postónico, -ca
postónico, -ca adjetivo ling Que está detrás de la sílaba tónica :sílaba postónica .ANTÓNIMO protónico .
postoperatorio, -ria
postoperatorio, -ria posoperatorio .
postor, -ra
postor, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que puja u ofrece una cantidad de dinero por un objeto en una subasta :adjudicaron el cuadro al mejor postor .SINÓNIMO licitador, licitante .2 Persona que, en una cacería, coloca a cada tirador en su puesto .
postpalatal
postpalatal pospalatal .
postparto
postparto posparto .
postpretérito
postpretérito pospretérito .
postproducción
postproducción posproducción .
postración
postración nombre femenino 1 Acción de postrar o postrarse :la postración de los bizantinos y bárbaros ante el emperador .2 Estado de abatimiento o decaimiento en que se encuentra una persona por causa de una enfermedad o un sentimiento de gran tristeza :mostraban un estado de postración acorde con unos cuarenta grados de fiebre .
postrado, -da
postrado, -da adjetivo [persona ] Que ha perdido el ánimo, las fuerzas .SINÓNIMO abatido .
postrar
postrar verbo transitivo 1 Quitar a una persona la energía y la fuerza física y moral :sufre un tormentoso desconsuelo que la postra en sus palacios de invierno .2 postrarse verbo pronominal Ponerse [una persona ] de rodillas ante otra en señal de respeto, súplica, adoración o humillación :el caballero se postró ante la reina .
postre
postre nombre masculino Alimento, generalmente dulce, que se sirve al finalizar una comida :de postre tenemos: fruta, yogur, helado, flan, tarta de la casa …a la postre o al fin y a la postre En definitiva o finalmente :fue Uruguay, a la postre vencedor, el organizador de la competición; con él ya no se sabía, al fin y a la postre, a qué atenerse .a los postres Al terminar una comida ¿le damos el regalo a los postres?para postre Expresión que se utiliza cuando a un acontecimiento negativo le sigue otro que lo es tanto o más :no se clasifican y para postre se lesiona el delantero titular .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de postrero ‘último ’, por ser la última parte de una comida .
postremo, -ma
postremo, -ma adjetivo formal Que es el último en una serie ordenada .SINÓNIMO postrero .
postrer
postrer adjetivo formal Apócope de postrero :poetas del postrer tercio del siglo .
postrero, -ra
postrero, -ra adjetivo formal Que es el último en una serie ordenada :las horas postreras del día; el día postrero del año .SINÓNIMO postrimero . VÉASE trance postrero . Cuando va seguido de un nombre masculino en singular se apocopa en postrer : postrer momento .
postrimería
postrimería nombre femenino 1 Último período o última etapa de una cosa o de la vida de una persona :en las postrimerías de la Edad Media; en las postrimerías de su mandato; las mejores experiencias las tuvo en la postrimería de su vida .Se usa más en plural con el mismo significado .2 postrimerías nombre femenino plural relig En la religión católica, las cuatro últimas etapas por las que ha de pasar el ser humano: muerte, juicio, infierno o gloria .
postrimero, -ra
postrimero, -ra adjetivo formal Postrero (último ).
postromanticismo
postromanticismo posromanticismo .
postromántico, -ca
postromántico, -ca posromántico .
post scríptum
post scríptum locución Posdata .Se abrevia PS .
postulación
postulación nombre femenino 1 Acción de postular :el relativismo de los valores echa por tierra toda postulación de una ley natural .2 Efecto de postular :no es esta la meta del esfuerzo científico, sino tarea correspondiente a las postulaciones y programas de partidos; la postulación subió a más de dos millones .
postulado
postulado nombre masculino 1 Principio que se admite como cierto sin necesidad de ser demostrado y que sirve como base para otros razonamientos :los postulados de la ciencia moderna .2 Idea o principio que defiende una persona :aunque el cineasta soviético comparte el postulado de partida, es decir, la ambigüedad de la realidad, piensa que es necesario combatirla; el gobierno actuó en concordancia con los postulados básicos de su política exterior .
postulante
postulante adjetivo 1 Que postula .2 nombre común Persona que aspira a ingresar en una congregación .
postular
postular verbo transitivo 1 Defender verbalmente una idea o sentar un principio :los médicos postularon que los estímulos nerviosos iniciados por las agujas de la acupuntura son transmitidos por fibras beta; aquellos poetas postulaban el fin del verso rimado .2 formal Pedir o solicitar algo, en especial dinero para utilizarlo con fines benéficos o religiosos :este domingo miles de niños saldrán a postular para los damnificados del tifón .3 verbo transitivo /verbo pronominal Amér Proponer a un candidato para un cargo electivo :su corriente lo postuló como candidato a secretario general del partido; decidió postularse a la presidencia de la sociedad .
póstumo, -ma
póstumo, -ma adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [hijo ] Que nace después de la muerte de su padre :hijo póstumo .2 adjetivo [obra ] Que es publicada después de la muerte de su autor :desde las "Sonatas " hasta su obra póstuma, toda la obra de Valle-Inclán aparece cuajada de números, especialmente el tres y el siete; "Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda " se publicó en 1617 como novela póstuma de Cervantes .3 [acción ] Que se lleva a cabo después de la muerte de la persona a quien se hace referencia :homenaje póstumo; pocos testimonios son más elocuentes que las palabras de Rudolf Virchow en elogio póstumo de su maestro Johannes Müller .
postura
postura nombre femenino 1 Manera de tener dispuesto el cuerpo o las partes del cuerpo una persona o un animal :la postura de un bailarín; una postura incorrecta ante la computadora puede producir lesiones graves y dolorosas; si mantienes mucho rato la misma postura también te cansas .SINÓNIMO posición .2 Actitud o manera de pensar de una persona sobre alguien o algo :mantener una postura intransigente .SINÓNIMO posición .3 Cantidad de dinero que se ofrece en una subasta por un objeto .SINÓNIMO puja .4 En ciertos juegos de naipes, cantidad que apuesta cada jugador .SINÓNIMO puesta .5 Planta o árbol tierno que se trasplanta .6 Acción de poner huevos las aves .SINÓNIMO puesta .
postural
postural adjetivo De la postura del cuerpo o relacionado con ella :ha mejorado de sus dolores gracias a una gimnasia postural .
postventa
postventa posventa .
postverbal
postverbal posverbal .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
post
post 1 /poʊst / (! -o-は /oʊ /) 〖語源は 「飛脚を配置すること [場所 ]」〗(名 )postage, (形 )postal 名詞 複 ~s /-ts /⦅主に英 ⦆(⦅主に米 ⦆mail )1 U 〖しばしばthe ~〗郵便 , 郵便制度 ▸ The check is in the post .小切手を郵送中です ▸ put [send (out )] A in the post Aを郵便で送る ▸ Letters should be sent by e-mail or by post .手紙は電子メールか郵送に限ります (!インターネット関連などではpostではなくmailが用いられる; →e-mail , voice mail ) .2 U 〖集合的に 〗(配達された ) «…宛 (あ )ての » 郵便物 «to » ▸ open one's post 郵便を開封する .3 C U (郵便の )集配 (時間 )▸ in the first [second ] post (その日の )第1次 [第2次 ]集配便で ▸ in this morning's post 今朝の配達で ▸ catch [miss ] the post (郵便物の )回収時間に間に合う [遅れる ].動詞 他動詞 1 ⦅主に英 ⦆〈手紙 小包など 〉を投函する ; 〖~ A (to B )/(B ) A 〗(B 〈人 〉に )A 〈手紙 小包など 〉を郵送する (off )(→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a )).2 «…について » 〈人 〉に最新状況を報告する «on » ▸ Keep me posted on how the project shapes up .計画がどのような形になっていくかその都度報告を頼む .~́ c à rd =postcard .~́ ò ffice →見出し語 .
post
post 2 /poʊst /〖語源は 「(前に )立っているもの 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C 1 〖しばしば複合語で 〗柱, (旧式ベッド いすの背などの )支柱 ; 標柱 (pillar )▸ a fence post フェンスの支柱 ▸ a lamp post 街灯柱 .2 〖通例単数形で 〗(サッカーやラグビーの )ゴールポスト .3 〖the ~〗(競馬の )到着点, (競馬など競走の出発点 決勝点としての )標識柱 .4 〘コンピュ 〙(ウェブ上での )投稿 (posting ).5 (ピアスの )ポスト 〘耳に通す棒の部分 〙.(as ) d è af as a p ó st ⦅くだけて ⦆まったく耳が聞こえない .p ì p A at [to ] the p ó st ⦅英 ⦆A 〈人 〉を土壇場 [僅差 (きんさ )]で負かす (!しばしば受け身で ) .動詞 他動詞 1 【壁などに 】(公に )〈掲示など 〉を張り出す (up ) «on » (!しばしば受け身で ) ; 【ビラなどを 】〈壁など 〉に張る «with » ▸ They posted a notice on the bulletin board .彼らは掲示板に知らせを張った .2 ⦅主に米 ⦆〈企業が 〉〈業績 収支など 〉を発表 [公示 ]する ; 〖~ A (as ) C 〗A 〈人など 〉をC 〈状態 〉と発表する (!Cは 形容詞 分詞 ) ▸ The soldier was posted as missing in action .その兵士は戦闘中で行方不明になったと正式に発表された .3 〘コンピュ 〙(ウェブ上に )〈メッセージ 〉を投稿する ; 〈データ 〉をアップする ▸ an interview posted on the singer's official Website その歌手の公式ホームページに掲載されたインタビュー記事 .4 ⦅米 ⦆〈運動選手が 〉〈ある成績 〉を記録 [達成 ]する ; (一般に )…を記録する .
post
post 3 /poʊst /〖語源は 「置かれた場所 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C 1 ⦅かたく ⦆ «…としての » (組織内での重要な )地位, 職 , ポスト «as » (!責任が重いことを暗示; →job 1 ) ▸ take up one's new post 新しい職に就く ▸ resign one's post as CEO 最高経営責任者の地位を降りる ▸ application for a teaching post 教職への応募 .2 (兵士などの )部署 , 持ち場 ; (国境などでの )見張り場所 ▸ leave one's post 持ち場を離れる .3 (遠隔地の )駐屯部隊 ; 駐屯地 .4 (未開地などの )交易所 (trading post ).5 ⦅米 ⦆退役軍人会の地方支部 .6 ⦅英俗 ⦆〘軍 〙帰営 [就床 ]らっぱ (の音 )▸ the last post 消灯らっぱ ; 軍葬らっぱ .動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ~ed 〗 «…として /…へ » (ある期間 )派遣 [配属, 転属 ]される «as /to » ▸ He was posted to New York .彼はニューヨークに配属となった .2 a. 〖~ A +副詞 〗(警備 見張りのために )【ある場所に 】A 〈兵士 警官など 〉を配置する «at , on » .b. …を司令官などに任ずる .3 ⦅主に米 ⦆〈保釈金 〉を払う .~́ exch à nge 〘米軍 〙基地内売店, 酒保 (⦅略 ⦆PX ).
post-
post- /poʊst / (! /h /以外の子音の前では /t /を省くこともある ) 接頭辞 後の, 次の (↔ante- )▸ post humous 死後の ▸ post script 追記 ▸ post war 戦後の .
postage
post age /póʊstɪdʒ /→post 1 名詞 U 郵便料金 , 郵税 ▸ postage and handling ⦅米 ⦆郵送料および取扱手数料 ▸ postage and packing (charges )⦅英 ⦆郵送料および包装料 ▸ postage free [due ]郵便料金無料 [不足 ]~́ m è ter ⦅米 ⦆郵便料金別納証印刷機 .~́ sc à le 郵便はかり .~́ st à mp ⦅かたく ⦆郵便切手 .
postal
post al /póʊst (ə )l /→post 1 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗郵便 (局 )の , 郵便による . ▸ the US Postal Service 米国郵政公社 .g ò p ó stal ⦅米俗 ⦆キレる, 怒る .名詞 ⦅米話 ⦆=postal card .~́ c à rd ⦅米 ⦆官製はがき .~́ c ò de 郵便番号 .~́ m è ter =postage meter .~́ ò rder ⦅英 ⦆郵便為替 (⦅主に米 ⦆money order ).~́ s à vings 郵便貯金 .~̀ s é rvice 郵便サービス ; ⦅主に米 ⦆〖the P- S- 〗郵政公社 .~́ (tr à ining ) c ó urse 通信講座 .~́ v ò te ⦅英 ⦆郵送による不在者投票 .~́ w ò rker 郵便局員 .
postbag
p ó st b à g 名詞 C ⦅英 ⦆1 〖通例単数形で; 複数扱い 〗(主として新聞社 テレビ局などの報道機関に届く )手紙, 投書 (の山 ), 郵便物 .2 郵便袋 (⦅主に米 ⦆mailbag ).
postbellum
post bel lum /pòʊs (t )béləm /形容詞 戦後の (↔antebellum ); (特に米国の )南北戦争後の .
postbox
p ó st b ò x 名詞 C ⦅主に米 ⦆(各家庭に設置している )郵便受け (⦅主に英 ⦆letterbox ); ⦅主に英 ⦆(郵便物投函用の )郵便ポスト (⦅主に米 ⦆mailbox ).
postcard
post card post card /póʊs (t )kɑ̀ː r d /→post 1 名詞 複 ~s /-dz /C 郵便はがき (card ); 絵はがき (picture postcard ) (!⦅英 ⦆では官製はがきはなく私製に限られ, 主に絵はがきをさす; →letter 1 ) ▸ send a postcard to Tim [him a postcard ]ティム [彼 ]にはがきを出す
postcode
p ó st c ò de 名詞 C ⦅英 ⦆郵便番号 〘宛名 (あてな )の最後に付ける; ⦅米 ⦆zip code 〙.
post-consumer
p ò st-cons ú mer 形容詞 使用済み, 使い古した .
postdate
p ò st d á te 動詞 他動詞 …の日付を実際より遅らせる, …に (実際より )遅い日付を付ける ; (時間的に )…の後に起こる .
postdoc
p ó st d ò c 名詞 ⦅話 ⦆=postdoctoral .
postdoctoral
p ò st d ó ctoral 形容詞 ⦅米 ⦆〖名詞 の前で 〗博士号取得後の 〈研究など 〉.名詞 C ⦅米 ⦆博士課程修了後の研究者 .
poster
post er /póʊstə r / (! -o-は /oʊ /) →post 2 名詞 複 ~s /-z /C 1 (広告 装飾 選挙用の )大型張り紙 , ポスター ; (映画スターの写真などの )ポスター ▸ stick [put up ] a wanted poster on a wall 壁に指名手配のポスターを張る .2 ビラを張る人 .~́ ch ì ld 〖通例単数形で 〗1 病気や身体障害の子供を支援するポスターに出る子供 .2 ⦅しばしばおどけて ⦆シンボル的存在, (…の )典型的な人 [物 ].~́ p à int ポスターカラー .
poste restante
poste res tante /pòʊst -restɑ́ːnt |-tɔ́nt /〖<フランス 〗名詞 〖しばしばP - R- 〗1 U ⦅主に英 ⦆局留め 〘郵便物の表示 〙(⦅主に米 ⦆general delivery ).2 C ⦅主に英 ⦆局留め課 .
posterior
pos te ri or /pɑstɪ́ ə riə r |pɔs -/名詞 C ⦅しばしばおどけて ⦆尻 (しり ), 臀部 (でんぶ ).形容詞 比較なし 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗 «…より » 後の 〈時間 順序など 〉 «to » (↔prior ).2 〈場所 位置が 〉後ろの, 後部の (↔anterior ).
posterity
pos ter i ty /pɑstérəti |pɔs -/名詞 U 〖集合的に 〗後世 (の人々 ); 子孫 (↔ancestry )▸ go down to posterity 子孫まで [後世まで ]伝える ▸ preserve A for posterity Aを後世まで残す .
post-free
p ò st-fr é e 形容詞 副詞 ⦅英 ⦆郵便料金無料の [で ]; 郵便料金前払いの [で ](⦅米 ⦆postpaid ).
postgame
post game /pòʊs (t )ɡéɪm /形容詞 試合後の .
postgrad
p ó st gr à d 名詞 ⦅英話 ⦆=postgraduate .
postgraduate
p ò st gr á duate 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗⦅主に英 ⦆大学院 (学生 )の (⦅米 ⦆graduate ).名詞 C 大学院 (学 )生, 研究科生, ⦅主に米 ⦆博士号取得後の学生 .~̀ cert í ficate 学士号学位 .
post-haste
p ò st-h á ste 副詞 ⦅古 ⦆大急ぎで .
post hoc
post hoc /pòʊst hɑ́k |-hɔ́k /形容詞 事後の .
posthumous
post hu mous /pɑ́stʃəməs |pɔ́stjʊ -/形容詞 1 死後の .2 〈作品などが 〉著者の死後に出版された ▸ a posthumous work 遺作 .3 〈子供などが 〉父の死後に生まれた ▸ a posthumous child 遺児 .~ly 副詞
posthypnotic suggestion
post hyp n ò t ic sug g é s tion /poʊsthɪpnɑ̀tic -/〘医 〙後催眠暗示 〘覚醒後に効果の現れる暗示 〙.
postindustrial
p ò st ind ú strial 形容詞 脱工業化 (時代 )の .
posting
p ó st ing 名詞 1 C ⦅主に米 ⦆掲示 ; 求職ポスター .2 C ⦅主に英 ⦆(職務 軍務などの )任命 (→assignment ); «…への » (職務上 軍務上の )派遣 «to » .3 U C 〘コンピュ 〙(ウェブ上の掲示板などへの )投稿 ; メッセージ ▸ apologies for cross- posting 二重投稿のお詫 (わ ) び .4 U 〘簿記 〙転記 ; 帳簿への記入 .5 C 郵送 ; 投函 (とうかん ).
Post-it (note)
P ó st-it (n ò te )名詞 C ⦅商標 ⦆ポストイット 〘書き込み張り付けるための細いメモパッド; 取りはずしが簡単 〙.
postlude
post lude /póʊs (t )lùːd /名詞 〘楽 〙後奏曲 (↔prelude ); 終結部 ; 結尾 .
postman
post man /póʊs (t )mən /→post 1 名詞 複 -men /-mən /C ⦅主に英 ⦆郵便配達 [集配 ]人 (⦅米 ⦆mailman; ⦅男女共用 ⦆mail [letter ] carrier, postal worker ).~̀ 's kn ó ck ⦅英 ⦆=post office 3 .
postmark
p ó st m à rk 名詞 C (郵便物の )消印 .動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ~ed 〗〈郵便物が 〉消印を押されている .
postmaster
p ó st m à ster 名詞 C ⦅かたく ⦆(男性の )郵便局長 (⦅男女共用 ⦆post office supervisor ).~̀ g é neral ⦅米 ⦆〖時にP - G- 〗郵政公社総裁 .
postmenopausal
post men o paus al /pòʊs (t )menəpɔ́ːz (ə )l /形容詞 閉経後の .
post meridiem
post me rid i em /pòʊs (t )-mərɪ́diəm /〖<ラテン 〗副詞 ⦅かたく ⦆午後 (に )(↔ante meridiem ) (!通例P.M., p.m. と略し, 数字の後に付ける ) .
postmistress
p ó st m ì stress 名詞 C (女性の )郵便局長 (→postmaster , mistress 語法 ).
postmodern
p ò st m ó dern 形容詞 ポストモダニズムの [的な ]; ⦅比喩的に ⦆(社会一般に受け入れられた考え方に対して )冷笑的な .
postmodernism
p ò st m ó dern ì sm 名詞 U ポストモダニズム 〘1980年代に流行した, 新旧のスタイルが混在した建築 芸術様式 〙.
postmodernist
p ò st m ó dernist 名詞 C 形容詞 ポストモダニスト (の ).
postmortem
post mor tem /pòʊs (t )mɔ́ː r təm /〖<ラテン 〗形容詞 1 死後の, 検死の ▸ a postmortem examination 検死 .2 事後の [に起こる ].名詞 C 1 検死 (autopsy ).2 «…についての » (失敗原因解明のための )事後の検討 «on » .
postnasal
post na sal /pòʊs (t )néɪz (ə )l /形容詞 後鼻部で起こる [に位置する ], 鼻咽頭 (いんとう )に起こる .
postnatal
post na tal /pòʊs (t )néɪt (ə )l /形容詞 出産 [出生 ]後の ▸ postnatal depression 産後うつ病 .
post office
post of fice /póʊs (t )ɑ́fəs |-ɔ̀fɪs /→post 1 名詞 複 ~s /-ɪz /1 C 郵便局 (⦅略 ⦆P.O.)▸ a main [local ] post office 中央 [近くの ]郵便局 2 ⦅英 ⦆〖the P- O- 〗郵政公社 (⦅主に米 ⦆Postal Service ).3 U ⦅米 ⦆郵便屋さんごっこ (⦅英 ⦆postman's knock ) 〘郵便局長役が異性に手紙を渡すまねをしてキスしてもらうという子供の遊び 〙.~́ b ò x 私書箱 (⦅よりくだけて ⦆PO Box ).
post-op
post-op /póʊstɑ̀p /形容詞 ⦅話 ⦆=postoperative .
postoperative
p ò st ó perative 形容詞 手術後の .
postpaid
p ò st p á id 形容詞 副詞 ⦅米 ⦆〘郵 〙料金前納の [で ].
postpartum
post par tum /pòʊs (t )pɑ́ː r təm /形容詞 〘医 〙出産 [分娩 ]後の ▸ postpartum depression 産後 (抑 )うつ症 .
postpone
post pone /poʊs (t )póʊn /〖post (後に )pone (置く )〗動詞 ~s /-z /; ~d /-d /; -poning 他動詞 1 〖通例be ~d 〗〈計画 催しなどが 〉 «…まで /…に /…間 » 延期される «until , till /to /for » ; 〖postpone doing 〗…するのを延期する (⦅ややくだけて ⦆put off, ⦅かたく ⦆defer )▸ The trip was postponed until next summer .旅行は来年の夏まで延期された ▸ The project has been postponed indefinitely .その計画は無期限に延期になった ▸ postpone signing [╳ to sign ] the contract その契約への署名を延期する .2 «…より » 〈物 事 〉を軽視する «to » .
postponement
post p ó ne ment 名詞 C U 延期 .
postprandial
post pran di al /pòʊs (t )prǽndiəl /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆食事の直後の ▸ a postprandial walk 食後の散歩 .
postscript
post script /póʊs (t )skrɪ̀pt /名詞 C ⦅かたい書 ⦆1 追伸 (⦅略 ⦆ps, PS ).2 (著述 論文などの )あとがき .
post-season
p ò st-s é ason 形容詞 名詞 C ⦅米 ⦆〘野球 〙公式戦シーズン後の (試合 ) 〘地区プレーオフ リーグプレーオフ ワールドシリーズの3つをさす 〙.
postsecondary
p ò st s é condary 形容詞 高校修了後の学校や教育に関する .
posttest
p ó st t è st 名詞 C 事後テスト 〘生徒の学習効果をみるために行う; 結果をpretestの結果と比較する 〙.
post-traumatic stress disorder
p ò st-tr à umatic str é ss dis ò rder 名詞 U 〘精神医 〙心的外傷後ストレス障害 (⦅略 ⦆PTSD ).
postulant
pos tu lant /pɑ́stʃ (ə )lənt |pɔ́stjʊ -/名詞 C (特に聖職 )志願 [望 ]者 ; 請願書 .
postulate
pos tu late /pɑ́stʃəlèɪt |pɔ́stju -/動詞 他動詞 ⦅かたく ⦆〈人が 〉〈物 事 〉を仮定する (→posit ); 〖~ that節 〗…ということを仮定する .名詞 /-tʃ (ə )lət |-tjʊ -/C ⦅かたく ⦆(理論に基づく )仮定 .
posture
pos ture /pɑ́stʃə r |pɔ́s -/名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 U (身体の )姿勢 (!具体例ではa ~; その際修飾語を伴う ) .2 C 〖単数形で 〗【事に対する 】(精神的な )姿勢 , 態度 «on » .3 U 形勢 , 情勢 .動詞 自動詞 ⦅かたく 否定的に ⦆〖通例be -turing 〗(人目を欺くために ) «…のように » 格好をつける , 気取る , ポーズをとる «as » .
posturing
p ó s tur ing /-tʃ (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U C 姿勢 ; 態度 .
postwar
post war post-war /pòʊs (t )wɔ́ː r /形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗戦後の (!特に戦争直後に起こった事やその時期をさしていう; ↔pre (-)war ) .