posthistory

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noun

The history of events that occur after (and are consequences of) an event (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).

Opposite
prehistory
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Meanings

nounposthistory (countable and uncountable, plural posthistories)

plural posthistories

  1. countableuncountableThe history of events that occur after (and are consequences of) an event (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).

    The Christmas messages of Pope and Patriarch on the holy night of 1965 are the first documents in the posthistory of that day.

    1987, Principles of Catholic Theology, →ISBN, page 207
  2. countableuncountableThe history after the end of human developments.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
prehistory

Origin

From post- + history.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 後史 /后史
  • 後史 /后史 (hòushǐ)history after an event
German Nachgeschichte
  • Nachgeschichtehistory after an event
Japanese 後史
  • 後史 (goshi)history after an event
Polish posthistoria
  • posthistoriahistory after an event
Russian постисто́рия
  • постисто́рия (postistórija)history after an event
Cite this entry
APA

posthistory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posthistory

MLA

“posthistory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posthistory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posthistory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posthistory.

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