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postterm

postterm adjective: beyond the usual period of gestation.

Adjective

postterm (not comparable)

  1. Beyond the usual period of gestation.
    Synonyms:
    postmature

Synonyms of postterm

Origin of postterm

From post- + term.

Questions about postterm

What does postterm mean?
Postterm means beyond the usual period of gestation.
What part of speech is postterm?
Postterm is an adjective.

Words near postterm in the dictionary

  1. posttemporals
  2. posttension
  3. posttensioned
  4. posttensioning
  5. posttensions
  6. postterm
  7. posttertiary
  8. posttest
  9. posttesticular
  10. posttesting
  11. posttests

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