postdict

English

Etymology

Modelled on predict; see post-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəʊs(t)ˈdɪkt/

Verb

postdict (third-person singular simple present postdicts, present participle postdicting, simple past and past participle postdicted)

1. (transitive) To estimate or suppose something which took place in past; to conjecture something that occurred beforehand.

Related terms

• postdictable
• postdictability
• postdictive
• postdictively
• postdiction
• postdictor