postracial 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 *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English postracial From post- + racial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) No longer bound by racial divisions.
The country is entering a postracial era.
(Tracy Morgan was more irreverent: while accepting the Golden Globe on behalf of “30 Rock,” he announced he was now the face of postracial America.)
2009 January 11, Alessandra Stanley, “Back in Business, Tears and Thanks Included”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| post-racial | alternative | lexicographic |