postnatural

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adjective

After nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.

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Meanings

adjectivepostnatural (comparative more postnatural, superlative most postnatural)

comparative more postnatural · superlative most postnatural

  1. After nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.

    In the gallery of postnatural history, for example, is a goat that has been genetically tinkered with to produce spider silk, useful for fishing line and bulletproof vests, in its milk.

    2009 April 14, Dennis Overbye, “Hello Van Gogh, Can You Hear Me Now?”, in New York Times

Origin

From post- + natural.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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