"postum note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: postum notes [plural]
Etymology: Apparently from post-it note, influenced by Postum, a brand of coffee substitute Head templates: {{en-noun}} postum note (plural postum notes)
  1. A post-it note. Wikipedia link: Postum Related terms: postem note
    Sense id: en-postum_note-en-noun-5yMttaT- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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