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postclassical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

After the classical era (but sometimes before the medieval).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • From the postclassical grammar, we can deduce that the book was written in the Middle Ages

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *kelh1-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin classicuslbor. French classiquebor. English classic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English classical English postclassical From post- + classical.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ետդասական (etdasakan) — after the classical era
  • Dutch: postklassiek — after the classical era
  • Finnish: jälkiklassinen — after the classical era
  • Finnish: postklassinen — after the classical era
  • French: post-classique — after the classical era
  • French: postclassique — after the classical era
  • German: nachklassisch — after the classical era
  • Greek: μετακλασικός (metaklasikós) — after the classical era
  • Polish: postklasyczny — after the classical era
  • Polish: poklasyczny — after the classical era