Definitions

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  • adjective After primary school.
  • adjective politics After a primary election.

Etymologies

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post- +‎ primary

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Examples

  • In a postprimary article Michelle Goldberg, the Obama supporter who had expressed such anger at older feminists who disparaged the next generation, would concede that the media reaction to Clinton had been repugnant enough to catalyze female support.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • In a postprimary article Michelle Goldberg, the Obama supporter who had expressed such anger at older feminists who disparaged the next generation, would concede that the media reaction to Clinton had been repugnant enough to catalyze female support.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • In a postprimary article Michelle Goldberg, the Obama supporter who had expressed such anger at older feminists who disparaged the next generation, would concede that the media reaction to Clinton had been repugnant enough to catalyze female support.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • In a postprimary article Michelle Goldberg, the Obama supporter who had expressed such anger at older feminists who disparaged the next generation, would concede that the media reaction to Clinton had been repugnant enough to catalyze female support.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • A few camera crews were setting up in one corner for the ritual postprimary speech.

    Pompadour With a Monkey Wrench 2004

  • A few camera crews were setting up in one corner for the ritual postprimary speech.

    Pompadour With a Monkey Wrench 2004

  • In 1977 there were only 22 schools offering postprimary vocational training for African females; and while vocational training for males included courses related to a variety of industrial roles (building, motor mechanics, electricians and so on), vocational training for girls was limited to dressmaking, domestic science and home management.

    Triumph's Part 3 - At Work 1985

  • If one were to handicap the postprimary race, it might play out like this:

    Toledo Newspaper 2008

  • Japan will also pay careful attention to postprimary education," he said, adding that assistance for education "leads to the creation of jobs and social vitality."

    Japan News latest RSS headlines - The Japan News.Net 2010

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