postmortem

Definition

  • adjective: happening after death
  • adjective: done, occurring, or collected after death
  • synonyms: autopsy, canvass, check

Examples

  • Party leaders are conducting a 'postmortem' of the election to try to find out what went wrong.

  • A 'postmortem' showed that the man had been poisoned.

  • a 'postmortem' examination

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