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postpharaonic

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˌfəˈɹɒnɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌpoʊstˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒnɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

After the era of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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- English pharaonic English postpharaonic From post- (prefix meaning ‘after; later’) + pharaonic (“of or relating to a pharaoh”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: faaraoiden jälkeinen — after the era of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
  • French: post-pharaonique — after the era of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
  • Polish: postfaraoński — after the era of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
  • Portuguese: pós-faraônico — after the era of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt