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postic

/ˈpɒstɪk/

postic adjective: backward; rear.

Adjective

postic (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) backward; rear
    • Application of the ventral parts of the one unto the postick parts of the other.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of postic

Borrowed from Latin posticus, from post after, behind.

Words formed from postic

Questions about postic

What does postic mean?
Postic means backward; rear.
What part of speech is postic?
Postic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce postic?
Postic is pronounced /ˈpɒstɪk/.

Words near postic in the dictionary

  1. posthypostomal
  2. posthypoxic
  3. posthysterical
  4. posthysteroscopic
  5. posthysteroscopy
  6. postic
  7. postical
  8. postically
  9. postiche
  10. postiches
  11. posticipate

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