HyperDic: postmortem

English > 4 senses of the word postmortem:
ADJECTIVEallpostmortem, postmortaloccurring or done after death
allpostmortemafter death or after an event
NOUNcommunicationpostmortem, post-mortemdiscussion of an event after it has occurred
actpostmortem, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examinationan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
postmortem > pronunciation
Soundspowstmao'rtehm
RhymesAm / AM ... stem: 21 rhymes with ehm...
English > postmortem: 4 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOccurring or done after death.
Examples
  • "postmortem changes"
  • "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"
Synonympostmortal
Oppositeantemortempreceding death
Spanishpost-mortem
English > postmortem: 4 senses > adjective 2
MeaningAfter death or after an event.
Examples
  • "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"
  • "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"
Broadersucceedingcoming after or following
Spanishpost-mortem
English > postmortem: 4 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningdiscussion of an event after it has occurred.
Synonympost-mortem
Broaderdiscussion, give-and-take, wordAn exchange of views on some topic
Adjectivespostmortaloccurring or done after death
English > postmortem: 4 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningAn examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
Synonymsautopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination
Broaderexamination, scrutinyThe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes / mistakes)
Spanishautopsia, necropsia, postmortem
Catalanautòpsia, necròpsia, postmortem

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