postdict

English

Etymology

Modelled on predict; see post-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəʊs(t)ˈdɪkt/

Verb

postdict (third-person singular simple present postdicts, present participle postdicting, simple past and past participle postdicted)

(transitive) To estimate or suppose something which took place in past; to conjecture something that occurred beforehand.

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