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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
postseason 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 *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
French a-
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup.
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti
Proto-Italic *sizō
Latin serō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin satiō
Old French saison
French saison
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -ier
Middle French -er
French -er
French assaisonnerbor.
English season
English postseason
From post- + season.
Meanings
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(US) Of or pertaining to such a period.
postseason en · NOUN
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 *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
French a-
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup.
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti
Proto-Italic *sizō
Latin serō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin satiō
Old French saison
French saison
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -ier
Middle French -er
French -er
French assaisonnerbor.
English season
English postseason
From post- + season.
Meanings
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(US) The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).
If Rodriguez slumps and the Yankees stumble, pressure will mount on a manager who failed to guide the team to the playoffs in 2008, the first time the Yankees missed the postseason in a nonstrike year since 1993.
2009 February 13, Tyler Kepner, “Before Arriving, Rodriguez Rules the Conversation”, in The New York Times:Suárez has only two more starts in the regular season to convince the Phillies he deserves a longer leash than in previous postseasons.
2024 September 17, Matt Gelb, “Can Ranger Suárez recapture some of the Phillies’ trust before October?”, in The New York Times:
Forms
Deriveds
postseasonal
Translations (2)
ko 포스트시즌 (the period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held) · ja ポストシーズン (the period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held)