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The Britannica Dictionary post- 9 ENTRIES FOUND:

• post (noun)
• post (verb)
• post (noun)
• post (noun)
• post (verb)
• post- (prefix)
• post exchange (noun)
• post office (noun)
• post office box (noun)

post- /ˌpoʊst/ prefix post- /ˌpoʊst/ prefix Britannica Dictionary definition of POST- : after or later than

• the postwar period [=the time after a war]
• postdate
• the postindustrial economy
• post-1990

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