postmortem
IPA: poʊstmˈɔrtɛm
noun
- Alternative spelling of post mortem [An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.]
adjective
- Alternative spelling of post mortem [Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.]
post-mortem
IPA: poʊstmˈɔrtɛm
noun
- Alternative spelling of post mortem. [An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.]
adjective
- Alternative spelling of post mortem. [Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.]
post mortem
IPA: pˈoʊstmɔrtʌm
noun
- An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
- (figuratively, management) Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
- (Britain, university slang, obsolete) At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
adjective
- Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.
adverb
- Occurring after death.
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