POSTMORTEM


Meaning of POSTMORTEM in English

I. adjective

Etymology: Latin post mortem

1.

a. : of or relating to the period after death

postmortem changes

b. : following the event

postmortem analysis of a bridge hand

2. : of, relating to, or used in a postmortem examination

a postmortem table

II. noun

( -s )

1. : postmortem examination

2. : an examination or analysis after the event

a postmortem on the election

held a postmortem on their bidding tactics

III. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: postmortem (II)

transitive verb

: to perform a postmortem on

intransitive verb

: to make a postmortem

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