post-mor|tem

post-mor|tem
post-mor|tem or post|mor|tem «pohst MR tuhm», adjective, noun, verb.
–adj.
1. after death: »

A post-mortem examination showed that the man had been poisoned.

2. of or used in an autopsy or autopsies.
3. Figurative. following, and concerned with, some event, often one that is difficult or unpleasant: »

a post-mortem debate or discussion.

–n.
1. an examination after death; autopsy: »

He carried out a post-mortem on the body…the first he had carried out on a death caused by a blow (London Times).

2. Figurative. a discussion following, and concerned with, some event, often one that is difficult or unpleasant, such as the loss of an election or the failure of a new play: »

a post-mortem in the local coffee shop.

–v.t., v.i.
to make or perform an autopsy.
[< Latin post after, mortem, accusative of mors, mortis death]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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