POSTLIMINARY meaning: Occurring after the main event - OneLook

Usually means: Occurring after the main event.

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postliminary: Merriam-Webster
postliminary: Collins English Dictionary
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postliminary: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (postliminary)

▸ adjective: Occurring afterward, as a concluding step.

Similar:

postliminous, postpreliminary, postclimactic, postliminious, postfinal, prefinal, liminary, closing, superliminary, postintroductory, more...

Opposite:

preliminary, initial, introductory, opening

Types:

afterthought, conclusion, end, finish, last, terminal, more...

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Similar:

postliminous, postpreliminary, postclimactic, postliminious, postfinal, prefinal, liminary, closing, superliminary, postintroductory, more...

Opposite:

preliminary, initial, introductory, opening

Types:

afterthought, conclusion, end, finish, last, terminal, more...

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