Meanings
verbpostdict (third-person singular simple present postdicts, present participle postdicting, simple past and past participle postdicted)
present singular third person postdicts · participle present postdicting · participle past postdicted · past postdicted
- transitiveTo estimate or suppose something which took place in past; to conjecture something that occurred beforehand.
Origin
Modelled on predict; see post-.
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APA
postdict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdict
MLA
“postdict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdict. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postdict,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdict.
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