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post-
(POHST)after
Latin for after. A postscript comes after the letter; postpone means to put after.
prefixLatin
Place & directionExample words
postscript
a note added after the main letter
postpone
to put off until later
postwar
after a war
Who it is for
Grades served: 5, 6
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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