"postmortem" meaning in English

See postmortem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mer-|id=die}} Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postmortem (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of post mortem Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: post mortem
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Noun

Forms: postmortems [plural]
Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mer-|id=die}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} postmortem (plural postmortems)
  1. Alternative spelling of post mortem Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: post mortem
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