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postslavery

postslavery adjective: since the end of a period of slavery.

Adjective

postslavery (not comparable)

  1. Since the end of a period of slavery.
    • Perhaps it's no coincidence that, just as there's a rap gap, the gap between the black middle class and the one-third of the black community classified as poor is larger now than ever before in African-Americans' postslavery history.1988 January 22, Salim Muwakkil, “Pop: I'm Bad, Therfore I Am”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of postslavery

From post- + slavery.

Questions about postslavery

What does postslavery mean?
Postslavery means since the end of a period of slavery.
What part of speech is postslavery?
Postslavery is an adjective.

Words near postslavery in the dictionary

  1. postshow
  2. postshower
  3. postsimulation
  4. postsingularity
  5. postsinusoidal
  6. postslavery
  7. postsleep
  8. postslope
  9. postsnap
  10. postsocial
  11. postsocialism

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