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| post·mor·tem [ pst máwrtəm ] |
adjective |
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after death: occurring after death
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noun (plural post·mor·tems) |
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1. post·mort·em or post·mort·em e·xa·min·a·tion
Same as autopsyn (sense 1)
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2. retrospective analysis: an analysis carried out shortly after the conclusion of an event, especially an unsuccessful one
  the usual media postmortems the day after the election
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| [Mid-18th century. < Latin post mortem "after death"] |
