posttranslationally

adverb

Subsequent to translation

“The conversion occurred posttranslationally.”

OriginEnglish translationally ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adverbposttranslationally (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologySubsequent to translation

    The conversion occurred posttranslationally.

Origin

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

From post- + translationally.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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