adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of post-war. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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

Adjective

1. 1
   belonging to the period after a war wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

posthumouspostprandial

Antonyms

All antonyms

prewar

Example

More examples

"The merchant accumulated tremendous fortune during the postwar era."

Etymology

From post- + war.

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