"posthistory" meaning in All languages combined

See posthistory on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: posthistories [plural]
Etymology: From post- + history. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|history}} post- + history Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} posthistory (countable and uncountable, plural posthistories)
  1. The history of events that occur after (and are consequences of) an event (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (history after an event): 後史 /后史 (hòushǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Nachgeschichte [feminine] (German), 後史 (goshi) (Japanese), постисто́рия (postistórija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-posthistory-en-noun-K0hmeae9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post-, History Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 53 47 Disambiguation of History: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'history after an event': 57 43
  2. The history after the end of human developments. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-posthistory-en-noun-GqoDFugl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, History Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of History: 46 54

Inflected forms

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