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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
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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