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possum variant of opossum.
post1 a pole or stake placed in the ground to serve as a marker, or for supporting a fence or other structure. [6 definitions]
post2 a position or duty to which one is assigned. [4 definitions]
post3 the organized delivery of mail, or an instance of such delivery. [7 definitions]
post- after; later than. [2 definitions]
postabortion combined form of abortion.
postaccident combined form of accident.
postadolescent combined form of adolescent.
postage the charge for sending a letter or parcel by mail.
postage meter a machine that prints, on each piece of outgoing mail, the amount of postage paid and date shipped, and keeps a record of the number of pieces so processed.
postage stamp a small, usu. gummed label bearing a money denomination, and often a picture, that is issued and affixed to mail, indicating that payment of postage has been made.
postal of or relating to the mail service. [2 definitions]
postal card see "postcard."
postal service see "post office."
postamputation combined form of amputation.
postapocalyptic combined form of apocalyptic.
postarrest combined form of arrest.
postatomic combined form of atomic.
postattack combined form of attack.
postbaccalaureate combined form of baccalaureate.
postbellum occurring in, pertaining to, or characteristic of a period following a war, esp. the American Civil War. (Cf. antebellum.)