Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Postdiluvial

{ Post′di‐lu″vi‐al (?), Post′di‐lu″vi‐an (?), } a. [Pref. post- + diluvial, diluvian.] Being or happening after the flood in Noah's days.

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Postdiluvian (2)

Post′di‐lu″vi‐an, n. One who lived after the flood.

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Postea

‖Post″e‐a (?), n.(Law) 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.

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Postel

Pos″tel (?), n. Apostle. Chaucer.

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Postencephalon

Post′en‐ceph″a‐lon (?), n.(Anat.) The metencephalon.

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Postentry

Post″en‐try (?), n. [Pref. post- + entry.] 1. A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake.2. (Bookkeeping) An additional or subsequent...

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Poster

Post″er (?), n. 1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.2. One who posts bills; a billposter.

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Poster (2)

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.

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Posterior

Pos‐te″ri‐or (pŏs‐tē″rĭ‐ẽr), a. [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...

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Posteriority

Pos‐te′ri‐or″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. postériorité.] The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; — opposed to priority.

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Posteriorly

Pos‐te″ri‐or‐ly (?), adv. Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.

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Posteriors

Pos‐te″ri‐ors (?), n. pl. The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. Swift.

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Posterity

Pos‐ter″i‐ty (?), n. [L. posteritas: cf. F. postérité. See Posterior.] 1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of...

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Postern

Pos″tern (?), n. [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,...

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Postern (2)

Pos″tern, a. Back; being behind; private. “The postern door.” Dryden.

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Postero

Pos″te‐ro- (�). A combining form meaning posterior, back; as, postero-inferior, situated back and below; postero-lateral, situated back and at the side.

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Postexilian

{ Post′ex‐il″i‐an (?), Post′ex‐il″ic (?) }, a.} After the exile; specif. (Jewish Hist.), belonging to a period subsequent to the Babylonian captivity or exile (b. c. 597 or abou...

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Postexist

Post′ex‐ist″ (?), v. i. [Pref. post- + exist.] To exist after; to live subsequently.

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Postexistence

Post′ex‐ist″ence (?), n. Subsequent existence.

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Postexistent

Post′ex‐ist″ent (?), a. Existing or living after. “Postexistent atoms.” Cudworth.

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Postfact

Post″fact′ (?), a. [See Post-, and Fact.] Relating to a fact that occurs after another.

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Postfact (2)

Post″fact′, n. A fact that occurs after another. “Confirmed upon the postfact.” Fuller.

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Postfactum

‖Post′fac″tum (?), n.(Rom. & Eng. Law) Same as Postfact.

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Postfix

Post″fix (?), n.; pl.Postfixes (#). [Pref. post- + -fix, as in prefix: cf. F. postfixe.] (Gram.) A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another word; a suffix. Parkhurst.

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Postfix (2)

Post‐fix″ (?), v. t. 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.

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Postfrontal

Post‐fron″tal (?), a. [Pref. post- + frontal.] (Anat.) Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the skull; — applied especially to a bone back of and below the ...

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Postfurca

‖Post‐fur″ca (?), n.; pl.Postfurcæ (#). [NL., fr. post behind + furca a fork.] (Zoöl.) One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect.