postmortem

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

post=mor=tem

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun postmortem has 2 senses

postmortem(n = noun.communication) post-mortem - discussion of an event after it has occurred;

is a kind of discussion, give-and-take, word

Derived form adjective postmortal₁

postmortem(n = noun.act) autopsy, necropsy, pm, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease;

is a kind of examination, scrutiny

Adjective postmortem has 2 senses

postmortem(a = adj.all) postmortal - occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"

Antonym: antemortem

postmortem(s = adj.all) - after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

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THESAURUS

postmortem

autopsy, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, coroner, examine, give an examination, go over, inquest, inspect, look at, look over, medical examiner, monitor, mortality committee, necropsy, necroscopy, observe, overhaul, overlook, pass over, pass under review, peer at, peruse, pore over, post, post-obit, posthumous, postmortal, postmortem examination, postmortuary, postmundane, postobituary, review, run over, scan, scrutinize, set an examination, size, size up, study, survey, take stock of, take the measure