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ex post

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin ex post (after the event).

Adjective

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ex post (not comparable)

  1. (of financial returns etc) actual

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German

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Etymology

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From Latin ex post (after the event).

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Adverb

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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

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  • ex post” in Duden online
  • ex post” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin ex post.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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ex post (not comparable)

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

Further reading

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  • ex post in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ex post in Polish dictionaries at PWN