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Postboy (?), n. 1. One who rides post horses; a position; a courier.
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2. A boy who carries letters from the post.
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Post-captain (?), n. A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was “posted,” in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse.
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Postcava (?), n.; pl. Postcavæ . [NL. See , and , n.] (Anat.) The inferior vena cava. -- Postcaval (#), a. B. G. Wilder.
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Postclavicle (?), n. [Pref. post- + clavicle.] (Anat.) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle. -- Postclavicular (#), a.
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Postcommissure (?), n. [Pref. post- + commisure.] (Anat.) A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commisure. B. G. Wilder.
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Postcommunion (?), n. [Pref. post- + communion.] 1. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) The concluding portion of the communion service.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) A prayer or prayers which the priest says at Mass, after the ablutions.
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Postcornu (?), n.; pl. Postcornua (#). [NL. See , and .] (Anat.) The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.
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Postdate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postdated; p. pr. & vb. n. Postdating.] [Pref. post- + date.] 1. To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made.
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2. To affix a date to after the event.
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Postdate, a. Made or done after the date assigned.
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Of these [predictions] some were postdate; cunningly made after the thing came to pass. Fuller.
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Postdate, n. A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than that when it was actually made.
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{ Postdiluvial (?), Postdiluvian (?), } a. [Pref. post- + diluvial, diluvian.] Being or happening after the flood in Noah's days.
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Postdiluvian, n. One who lived after the flood.
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Post-disseizin (?), n. [Pref. post- + disseizin.] (O. Eng. Law) A subsequent disseizin committed by one of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor; a writ founded on such subsequent disseizin, now abolished. Burrill. Tomlins.
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Post-disseizor (?), n. [Pref. post- + disseizor.] (O. Eng. Law) A person who disseizes another of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor. Blackstone.
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Postea (?), n. [L., after these or those (things), afterward.] (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 (?), n. Apostle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Postencephalon (?), n. (Anat.) The metencephalon.
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Postentry (?), n. [Pref. post- + entry.] 1. A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake.
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2. (Bookkeeping) An additional or subsequent entry.
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Poster (?), n. 1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.
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2. One who posts bills; a billposter.
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Poster, n. 1. One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier. “Posters of the sea and land.” Shak.
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2. A post horse. “Posters at full gallop.” C. Lever.
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Posterior (pŏstērĭẽr), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See .] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.
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Hesiod was posterior to Homer. Broome.
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2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
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3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.
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4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.
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Posteriority (?), 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 (?), adv. Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.
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Posteriors (?), n. pl. The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. Swift.
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Posterity (?), n. [L. posteritas: cf. F. postérité. See .] 1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham.
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If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity. Shak.
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2. Succeeding generations; future times. Shak.
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Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Shak.
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Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Smalridge.
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Postern (?), n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr. L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See .] 1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
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He by a privy postern took his flight. Spenser.
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Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. Shak.
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2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Mahan.
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Postern, a. Back; being behind; private. “The postern door.” Dryden.
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Postero- (�). 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 (?), Postexilic (?) }, a.} After the exile; specif. (Jewish Hist.), belonging to a period subsequent to the Babylonian captivity or exile (b. c. 597 or about 586-about 537).
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Postexist (?), v. i. [Pref. post- + exist.] To exist after; to live subsequently. [Obs. or R.]
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Postexistence (?), n. Subsequent existence.
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Postexistent (?), a. Existing or living after. [R.] “Postexistent atoms.” Cudworth.
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Postfact (?), a. [See , and .] Relating to a fact that occurs after another.
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Postfact, n. A fact that occurs after another. “Confirmed upon the postfact.” Fuller.
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Postfactum (?), n. [LL.] (Rom. & Eng. Law) Same as .
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Post-fine (?), n. [Pref. post- + fine.] (O. Eng. Law) A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed; -- called also the king's silver.
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Postfix (?), 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 (?), 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 (?), 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 frontal in many animals. -- n. A postfrontal bone.
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Postfurca (?), n.; pl. Postfurcæ (#). [NL., fr. post behind + furca a fork.] (Zoöl.) One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect.
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Postgeniture (?; 135), n. [Pref. post- + L. genitura birth, geniture.] The condition of being born after another in the same family; -- distinguished from primogeniture. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Postglacial (?), a. (Geol.) (a) Formed or occurring after the last glacial epoch of the Pleistocene period, or at a locality within the area of Pleistocene glaciation after the final disappearance of the glacier from the locality. (b) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an epoch after the last Glacial and before the Terrace epoch. [R.]
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Postglenoid (?), a. [Pref. post- + glenoid.] (Anat.) Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.
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Postgraduate (?), a. [Pref. post- + graduate.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the studies pursued after graduation, esp., after receiving the bachelor's degree at a college; graduate. -- n. A student who pursues such studies.

☞ Most careful writers consider the word graduate to be the proper word to use in this sense.
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Posthaste (?), n. Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier. Shak.
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Posthaste, adv. With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste; to send posthaste. Shak.
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Posthetomy (?), n. [Gr. posqh prepuce + temnein to cut.] (Med.) Circumcision. Dunglison.
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Posthouse (?), n. 1. A house established for the convenience of the post, where relays of horses can be obtained.
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2. A house for distributing the malls; a post office.
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{ Posthume (?), Posthumed (?), } a. Posthumous. [Obs.] I. Watts. Fuller.
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Posthumous (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father's death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See .] 1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
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2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition.
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3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Addison. Sir T. Browne.
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Posthumously, adv. In a posthumous manner; after one's decease.
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Postic (?), a. [L. posticus, fr. post after, behind.] Backward. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Posticous (?), a. [L. posticus.] (Bot.) (a) Posterior. (b) Situated on the outer side of a filament; -- said of an extrorse anther.
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Postil (?), n. [F. postille, apostille, LL. postilla, probably from L. post illa (sc. verba) after those (words). Cf. .] 1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment.
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Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible. Foxe.
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2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.) A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
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Postil, v. t. [Cf. LL. postillare.] To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. Bacon.
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Postil, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Postiled (�) or Postilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Postiling or Postilling.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
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Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. J. H. Newman.
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Postiler (?), n. [Written also postiller.] One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin. Sir T. Browne.
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Postilion (?), n. [F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr. posta post. See a postman.] One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used. [Written also postillion.]
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Postillate (?), v. t. [LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare.] To explain by marginal notes; to postil.
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Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand. C. Knight.
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Postillate, v. i. 1. To write postils; to comment.
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2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.
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Postillation (?), n. [LL. postillatio.] The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching.
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Postillator (?), n. [LL.] One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse.
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Posttiller (?), n. See .
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Post-impressionism, n. (Painting) In the broadest sense, the theory or practice of any of several groups of painters of the early 1900's, or of these groups taken collectively, whose work and theories have in common a tendency to reaction against the scientific and naturalistic character of impressionism and neo-impressionism. In a strict sense the term post-impressionism is used to denote the effort at self-expression, rather than representation, shown in the work of Cézanne, Matisse, etc.; but it is more broadly used to include cubism, the theory or practice of a movement in both painting and sculpture which lays stress upon volume as the important attribute of objects and attempts its expression by the use of geometrical figures or solids only; and futurism, a theory or practice which attempts to place the observer within the picture and to represent simultaneously a number of consecutive movements and impressions. In practice these theories and methods of the post-impressionists change with great rapidity and shade into one another, so that a picture may be both cubist and futurist in character. They tend to, and sometimes reach, a condition in which both representation and traditional decoration are entirely abolished and a work of art becomes a purely subjective expression in an arbitrary and personal language.
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Posting (?), n. 1. The act of traveling post.
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2. (Bookkeeping) The act of transferring an account, as from the journal to the ledger.
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Coloq. Posting house , a post house.
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Post-it note (?), n. [From the trademark Post-it registered by the 3M Corporation.] A small sheet of paper having the back part partly covered with a non-permanent gum which allows the note to be attached temporarily to another object, and easily removed without leaving any trace of glue on the object to which it was affixed. Such note papers are sold in pads of varying sizes. [Trademark]
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Postliminiar (?), a. [See .] Contrived, done, or existing subsequently. “Postliminious after applications of them to their purposes.” South.
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Postliminiary (?), a. Pertaining to, or involving, the right of postliminium.
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{ Postliminium (?), Postliminy (?), } n. [L. postliminium, post after + limen, liminis, a threshold.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy. Burrill.
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2. (Internat. Law) The right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their former state when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged. Kent.
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Postlude (?), n. [Pref. post- + -lude, as in prelude.] (Med.) A voluntary at the end of a service.
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Postman (?), n.; pl. Postmen (�). 1. A post or courier; a letter carrier.
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2. (Eng. Law) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions; -- so called from the place where he sits. The other of the two is called the tubman. Whishaw.
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Postmark (?), n. The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.
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Postmark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postmarked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Postmarking.] To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.
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Postmaster (?), n. 1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses.
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2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.
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Postmaster-general (?), n.; pl. Postmasters-general. The chief officer of the post-office department of a government. In the United States the postmaster-general is a member of the cabinet.
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Postmastership, n. The office of postmaster.
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Postmeridian (?), a. [L. postmeridianus; post after + meridianus. See .] 1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M.)
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2. Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late. [R.]
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Post-mortem (?), a. [L., after death.] After death; as, post-mortem rigidity.
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Coloq. Post-mortem examination (Med.), an examination of the body made after the death of the patient; an autopsy.
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Postnares (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Anat.) The posterior nares. See .
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Postnatal (?), a. [Pref. post- + natal.] After birth; subsequent to birth; as, postnatal infanticide; postnatal diseases.
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Postnate (?), a. [LL. postnatus second or subsequently born; L. post after + natus born.] Subsequent. “The graces and gifts of the spirit are postnate.” [Archaic] Jer. Taylor.
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Post note (?). (Com.) A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand. Burrill.
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Postnuptial (?), a. [Pref. post- + nuptial.] Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife. Kent.
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{ Post-obit (?), n., or Post-obit bond }. [Pref. post- + obit.] (Law) A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations. Bouvier.
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Postoblongata (?), n. [NL. See , and .] (Anat.) The posterior part of the medulla oblongata. B. G. Wilder.
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Postocular (?), a. & n. [Pref. post- + ocular.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Post office (?), n. See under 4th .
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Postoral (?), a. [Pref. post- + oral.] (Anat.) Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth.
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Postorbital (?), a. [Pref. post- + orbital.] (Anat. & Zoöl.) Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles. -- n. A postorbital bone or scale.
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Postpaid (?), a. Having the postage prepaid, as a letter.
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Postpalatine (?), a. [Pref. post- + palatine.] (Anat.) Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.
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Postpliocene (?), a. (Geol.) [Pref. post- + pliocene.] Of or pertaining to the period immediately following the Pliocene; Pleistocene. Also used as a noun. See .
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Postpone (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postponed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Postponing.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See , and .] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.
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His praise postponed, and never to be paid. Cowper.
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2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.
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All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this. Locke.
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Syn. -- To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
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Postponement (?), n. The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. Macaulay.
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Postponence (?), n. [From L. postponens, p. pr.] The act of postponing, in sense 2. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Postponer (?), n. One who postpones.
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Postpose (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Postposing.] [F. postposer. See , and , v. t.] To postpone. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Postposit (?), v. t. [L. postpositus, p. p. See .] To postpone. [Obs.] Feltham.
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Postposition (?), n. [Cf. F. postposition. See .] 1. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. “The postposition of the nominative case to the verb.” Mede.
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