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post mortem

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Adjective

  1. After death.
  2. Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.
  3. Alternative spelling of post mortem.

Adverb

  1. Occurring after death.

Noun

  1. An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
  2. Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
  3. At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
  4. Alternative spelling of post mortem.

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