postrevolutionary

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

post- +‎ revolutionary.

Adjective[edit]

postrevolutionary (not comparable)

  1. Occurring after a period of revolution.
    • 2007 June 16, Ian Fisher, “In Aftermath of Gaza Battle, Grim Realities”, in New York Times[1]:
      GAZA, June 15 — This packed, impoverished coastal strip had a postrevolutionary feel on Friday: the green flag of Hamas, victor over Fatah in what amounted to a five-day civil war, flew over public buildings where once the multicolored Palestinian one had been.
    • 2014, Lois Beck, Nomads in Postrevolutionary Iran: The Qashqa'i in an Era of Change, Routledge, →ISBN:

Usage notes[edit]

  • Often capitalized when referring to a specific revolution.

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