post|gradu|ate /poʊ stgræ dʒuət/ (postgraduates ) also post-graduate
1 N‑COUNT A postgraduate or a postgraduate student is a student with a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. [BRIT ] in AM, use graduate student 2 ADJ [ADJ n] Postgraduate study or research is done by a student who has a first degree and is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. [BRIT ] □ …postgraduate courses. □ Dr Hoffman did his postgraduate work at Leicester University. in AM, use graduate
po st-ha ste also post haste ADV [ADV after v] If you go somewhere or do something post-haste , you go there or do it as quickly as you can. [FORMAL ] □ The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste.
post|hu|mous /pɒ stʃʊməs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person's death but relates to something they did before they died. □ …the posthumous publication of his first novel. ● post|hu|mous|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ After the war she was posthumously awarded the George Cross.
postie /poʊ sti/ (posties ) N‑COUNT A postie is a postman . [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
po st-indu strial in AM, usually use postindustrial ADJ [ADJ n] Post-industrial is used to describe many Western societies whose economies are no longer based on heavy industry.
post|ing /poʊ st I ŋ/ (postings )
1 N‑COUNT If you get a posting to a different town or country, your employers send you to work there, usually for several years. [mainly BRIT ] □ [+ to ] He was rewarded with a posting to New York. in AM, usually use assignment 2 → see also post ➊, post ➋
3 N‑COUNT If a member of an armed force gets a posting to a particular place, they are sent to live and work there for a period. □ [+ to ] …awaiting his posting to a field ambulance corps in early 1941.
4 N‑COUNT A posting is a message that is placed on the internet, for example on a bulletin board or website, for everyone to read. [COMPUTING ] □ Postings on Times Online include messages of solidarity from across the US.
post|man /poʊ stmən/ (postmen ) N‑COUNT A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and packages that are sent by post. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, usually use mailman
post|mark /poʊ stmɑː r k/ (postmarks ) N‑COUNT A postmark is a mark which is printed on letters and packages at a post office. It shows the time and place at which something was posted. □ All the letters bore an Aberdeen postmark.
post|marked /poʊ stmɑː r kt/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If a letter is postmarked , it has a printed mark on the envelope showing when and where the letter was posted. □ The envelope was postmarked Helsinki.
post|master /poʊ stmɑːstə r , -mæs-/ (postmasters ) N‑COUNT A postmaster is a man who is in charge of a local post office. [FORMAL ]
post|mistress /poʊ stm I strəs/ (postmistresses ) N‑COUNT A postmistress is a woman who is in charge of a local post office. [FORMAL ]
post-mo dern also postmodern ADJ [usu ADJ n] Post-modern is used to describe something or someone that is influenced by post-modernism. □ …post-modern architecture.
post-mo dernism also postmodernism N‑UNCOUNT Post-modernism is a late twentieth century approach in art, architecture, and literature which typically mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society, often in an ironic way.
post-mo dernist (post-modernists ) also postmodernist N‑COUNT A post-modernist is a writer, artist, or architect who is influenced by post-modernism. ● ADJ [usu ADJ n] Post-modernist is also an adjective. □ …the post-modernist suspicion of grand ideological narratives.
post-mortem /poʊ st mɔː r təm/ (post-mortems ) also post mortem , postmortem
1 N‑COUNT A post-mortem is a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out how they died.
2 N‑COUNT A post-mortem is an examination of something that has recently happened, especially something that has failed or gone wrong. □ [+ on ] The postmortem on the presidential campaign is under way.
post|na|tal /poʊ stne I t ə l/ also post-natal ADJ [ADJ n] Postnatal means happening after and relating to the birth of a baby. □ …postnatal depression. □ …midwives on the postnatal ward.
po st of|fice (post offices )
1 N‑SING The Post Office is the national organization that is responsible for postal services. □ The Post Office has the advantage of an enormous high street presence and it is a trusted brand.
2 N‑COUNT A post office is a building where you can buy stamps, post letters and packages, and use other services provided by the national postal service.
po st of|fice box (post office boxes ) N‑COUNT A post office box is a numbered box in a post office where a person's mail is kept for them until they come to collect it.
post|op|era|tive /poʊ stɒ pərət I v/ also post-operative ADJ [ADJ n] Postoperative means occurring after and relating to a medical operation. □ …post-operative pain.
post|pone /poʊspoʊ n/ (postpones , postponing , postponed ) VERB If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. □ [V n/v-ing] He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day. □ [be V -ed] The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.
post|pone|ment /poʊspoʊ nmənt/ (postponements ) N‑VAR The postponement of an event is the act of delaying it happening or arranging for it to take place at a later time than originally planned. □ The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held. [Also + of ]