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Variant of postmortem
post·mor·tem (pōst′môr′təm)
adjective
- happening, done, or made after death
- having to do with a post-mortem examination
Etymology: L, lit., after death
noun
- postmortem examination
- a detailed examination or evaluation of some event just ended
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Alternate definitions:
post-mortem
modif.
post mortem
n.
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