ex post

ex post

See also: ex-post

English

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Etymology

From Latin ex post (after the event).

Adjective

ex post (not comparable)

  1. (of financial returns etc) actual

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German

Etymology

From Latin ex post (after the event).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adverb

ex post

  1. (higher register) after the fact
    Synonyms: im Nachhinein, nachträglich
    • 2017 April 25, Adrian Lobe, “Realität wird zum Glaubenskrieg”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Die Anhänger der neoreaktionären beziehungsweise neurechten Strömung vom Programmierer Yarvin bis zu Trumps Chefstrategen Steve Bannon versuchen erst ex post eine Ideologie zu konstruieren, die in der Ablehnung der Gendertheorie und universalistischer Werte gründet.
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Further reading

  • ex post” in Duden online
  • ex post”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)

Polish

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from Latin ex post.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛks ˈpɔst/
    • Syllabification: ex post

    Adverb

    ex post (not comparable)

    1. (idiomatic, literary) after the fact, post factum
      Synonyms: po fakcie, post factum
      Antonym: ex ante

    Further reading

    • ex post”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • ex post”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)