postholiday en · ADJ
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 *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-Germanic *hailagaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz Old English hāliġdæġ Middle English halyday English holiday English postholiday From post- + holiday.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December
After the excitement of Christmas, we quickly sank into postholiday depression.
Translations (1)
pl poświąteczny (occurring after a holiday)