Post-

//poʊst// prefix

prefix ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    after; later. morpheme

    "The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“."

  2. 2
    behind. morpheme

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afterretro

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"The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti Proto-Italic *posti Latin poste Latin post English post- From Latin post (“after, behind”). Cognate with Spanish pues (“well, so, then”)

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