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postrace

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Following a race

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • the postrace party

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 *h1reh1s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English postrace From post- + race.