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postentry

postentry

7.6
Happening after someone or something enters
  • adjective
: postentrada
  • The postentry procedures are designed to ensure safety after admission to the facility.

Examples

  • Researchers monitored the postentry effects on the participants after they joined the study.

  • We need to review the postentry data carefully.

  • The postentry phase of the experiment lasted several hours.

  • The postentry analysis revealed several important trends.

  • The postentry procedures are designed to ensure safety after admission to the facility.

  • Researchers monitored the postentry effects on the participants after they joined the study.

  • The postentry analysis revealed several important trends.

Surface Forms

postentry positive

Morphology

postentry = entry (transparent) = post + entry

The meaning is plainly 'after' (post) + 'entry', which learners can reliably infer.

Etymology

Postentry comes from the prefix post- meaning 'after' and entry meaning 'admission' or 'the act of entering', so it describes something that happens after an entry or admission.