postrevolutionary

adjective

Occurring after a period of revolution.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectivepostrevolutionary (not comparable)

alternative post-revolutionary

  1. not comparableOccurring after a period of revolution.

    GAZA, June 15 — This packed, impoverished coastal strip had a postrevolutionary feel on Friday: the green flag of Hamas, victor over Fatah in what amounted to a five-day civil war, flew over public buildings where once the multicolored Palestinian one had been.

    2007 June 16, Ian Fisher, “In Aftermath of Gaza Battle, Grim Realities”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: postrevolution · Antonyms: prerevolutionary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOccurring after a period of revolution.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishrevolutionary
  8. Englishpostrevolutionary

From post- + revolutionary.

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Translations

French postrévolutionnaire
  • postrévolutionnaireoccurring after a revolution
German nachrevolutionär, postrevolutionär
  • nachrevolutionäroccurring after a revolution
  • postrevolutionäroccurring after a revolution
Italian postrivoluzionario
  • postrivoluzionariooccurring after a revolution
Polish porewolucyjny
  • porewolucyjnyoccurring after a revolution
Russian послереволюцио́нный
  • послереволюцио́нный (poslerevoljuciónnyj)occurring after a revolution
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APA

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

Chicago

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