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postfact

postfact adjective: after the fact; after something has happened.

Adjective

postfact (not comparable)

  1. after the fact; after something has happened

Origin of postfact

From post- + fact.

Questions about postfact

What does postfact mean?
Postfact means after the fact; after something has happened.
What part of speech is postfact?
Postfact is an adjective.

Words near postfact in the dictionary

  1. postextrasystoles
  2. postextrasystolic
  3. postextubation
  4. postface
  5. postfaces
  6. postfact
  7. postfactory
  8. postfactual
  9. postfactum
  10. postfader
  11. postfailure

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