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  • adverb Occurring after death.
  • noun An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
  • noun figuratively, management Any investigation after something considered unsuccessful, especially used of meetings, games and sports, software development, and projects of any kind.

Etymologies

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Latin post ("afterwards") + mortem, from mors ("death").

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