Meanings
adjectivepostclassical (not comparable)
alternative post-classical
- not comparableAfter the classical era (but sometimes before the medieval).
From the postclassical grammar, we can deduce that the book was written in the Middle Ages
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
- Proto-Italic*klāssis
- Latinclassis
- Latinclassicu
- Frenchclassique
- Englishclassic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishclassical
- Englishpostclassical
Translations
Dutch postklassiek
- postklassiekafter the classical era
Finnish jälkiklassinen, postklassinen
- jälkiklassinenafter the classical era
- postklassinenafter the classical era
French post-classique, postclassique
- post-classiqueafter the classical era
- postclassiqueafter the classical era
German nachklassisch
- nachklassischafter the classical era
Greek μετακλασικός
- μετακλασικός (metaklasikós)after the classical era
Polish postklasyczny, poklasyczny
- postklasycznyafter the classical era
- poklasycznyafter the classical era
Cite this entry
APA
postclassical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclassical
MLA
“postclassical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclassical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postclassical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclassical.
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