posthistory en · NOUN
Etymology
From post- + history.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The history of events that occur after (and are consequences of) an event (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).
The Christmas messages of Pope and Patriarch on the holy night of 1965 are the first documents in the posthistory of that day.
1987, Principles of Catholic Theology, →ISBN, page 207:
- (countable, uncountable) The history after the end of human developments.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| posthistories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (5)
de Nachgeschichte (history after an event) · ja 後史 (history after an event) · pl posthistoria (history after an event) · cmn 後史 /后史 (history after an event) · ru постисто́рия (history after an event)