What does post in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word post in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use post in French.

The word post in French means post-, post, postnatal depression, ex post, posthumously, postdoctoral period, postdoctoral researcher, postdoctoral researcher, postdoctoral research, postdoctoral training, postdoctoral position, Post-it, post-it, postmodern, post-modern, postpartum, postpartum state, postscript, aftercare. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word post

post-

préfix (après)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)
Il peut y avoir des séquelles post-traumatiques.
There may be post-traumatic after-effects.

post

nom masculin (anglicisme (internet : contribution de forum) (internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce fil de discussion comporte cinquante posts.
This discussion thread includes fifty posts.

postnatal depression

nom féminin (vague à l'âme dû à un accouchement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après son accouchement, Lise a fait une dépression post-partum.

ex post

locution adjectivale (Économie, technique (après coup) (formal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les calculs ex post s'appuient sur des valeurs issues d'expériences.

posthumously

locution adverbiale (après la mort)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Le dernier roman de cet écrivain a été publié post mortem.
This writer's last novel was published posthumously.

postdoctoral period

nom masculin (familier (post-doctorat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le post-doctorat est la période qui suit l'obtention d'un doctorat universitaire.

postdoctoral researcher

nom masculin et féminin (familier (employé en post-doctorat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma femme est post-doc dans cette université.

postdoctoral researcher

nom masculin (chercheur postdoctoral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les post-doctorants sont des chercheurs titulaires travaillant dans des laboratoires de recherche.

postdoctoral research, postdoctoral training, postdoctoral position

nom masculin (emploi contractuel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après leur thèse, nombre d'étudiants poursuivent en post-doctorat.

Post-it, post-it

nom masculin (®, antonomase (becquet collable à volonté) (®)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je t'ai laissé un post-it avec mes horaires de ce soir.

postmodern, post-modern

adjectif (relatif au post-modernisme)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'architecture post-moderne rompt avec le pragmatisme d’après-guerre.

postpartum, postpartum state

nom masculin invariable (période après accouchement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La période du post-partum s'étend de la fin de l'accouchement jusqu'aux premières règles après la grossesse.

postscript

nom masculin invariable (ajout en fin de lettre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les post-scriptum permettent de réparer les oublis.

aftercare

nom féminin (cure de rétablissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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