Words with the prefix post- and pos-

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• When is "post" used and when is "pos" used?
• Examples of words with the prefixes post- and pos
• Sentences with words with the prefixes post- and pos

The post- and post- prefixes, of Latin origin, mean after or behind. For example: postoperative (period that elapses after an operation).

• See also: Words with prefix prefix

When is "post" used and when is "pos" used?

• The prefix pos- is used when the word begins with a consonant. For example: poscommunion.
• The prefix post- is used when the word begins with a vowel. For example: postoperative.
• The prefix post- is used when the word begins with the letter S. For example: postsocialism, postsyndicalism.
• The prefix pos- is written separately from the word and without a hyphen when it functions as a prefix of more than one word. For example: pos World War, pos Middle Ages.
• A hyphen is used to separate the prefix from the word when the word begins with a capital letter. For example: pos-Renaissance, pos-Christmas.
• There are words that only support the prefix post-. For example: postverbal, postnominal.
• There are words that only support the prefix pos-. For example: poswar, posput on.
• There are words that are written with both prefixes interchangeably. For example: postdata, posdata; posmeridian, postmeridian.

• See also: Prefixes (with their meaning)

Examples of words with the prefixes post- and pos

Sentences with words with the prefixes post- and pos

1. As the postoperative It will be short, next week I will go back to work.
2. One of the problems that arose in the United States post World War II it was the lack of work for the soldiers who returned to the country.
3. We had to postpone the end of the year party due to rain.
4. I always forget something when writing e-mails, luckily, someone invented the postscript.
5. Next year I will do a postgraduate abroad, so I had to reject a very interesting job offer.
6. In the postmodernity, politics is not a central issue for youth.
7. The panorama post-election It raised concerns in the most dissimilar sectors.
8. The period of postwar period It involved putting the country back on its feet.
9. I remember there was an enormous amount of debates and summits post-Kyoto.
10. My mother always tells me that she suffered from mild depression postpartum.

• See also: Prefixes and suffixes