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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTAPOCALYPTIC

postapocalyptic  [ˌpəʊstəˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTAPOCALYPTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postapocalyptic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POSTAPOCALYPTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

postapocalyptic

Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction

Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of human civilization. This apocalypse is typically portrayed as being due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, runaway climate change, resource depletion, ecological collapse, or some other general disasters. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of survivors, or considerably later, often including the theme that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been forgotten. Post-apocalyptic stories often take place in a non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of technology remain. The genre gained popularity after World War II, when the possibility of global annihilation by nuclear weapons entered the public consciousness.

Definition of postapocalyptic in the English dictionary

The definition of postapocalyptic in the dictionary is occurring after the Apocalypse or an apocalyptic event.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTAPOCALYPTIC


anaglyptic
ˌænəˈɡlɪptɪk
apocalyptic
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk
chymotryptic
ˌkaɪməʊˈtrɪptɪk
Coptic
ˈkɒptɪk
cryptic
ˈkrɪptɪk
diptych
ˈdɪptɪk
ecliptic
ɪˈklɪptɪk
elliptic
ɪˈlɪptɪk
glyptic
ˈɡlɪptɪk
lithonthryptic
ˌlɪθɒnˈθrɪptɪk
lithontriptic
ˌlɪθɒnˈtrɪptɪk
lithotriptic
ˌlɪθəʊˈtrɪptɪk
optic
ˈɒptɪk
polyptych
ˈpɒlɪptɪk
procryptic
prəʊˈkrɪptɪk
septic
ˈsɛptɪk
styptic
ˈstɪptɪk
synaptic
sɪˈnæptɪk
triptych
ˈtrɪptɪk
tryptic
ˈtrɪptɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTAPOCALYPTIC

postage costs
postage due stamp
postage meter
postage paid
postage rates
postage stamp
postal
postal card
postal code
postal meter
postal note
postal order
postal vote
postally
postamputation
postanal
postarrest
postatomic
postattack
postaxial

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTAPOCALYPTIC

antiepileptic
aseptic
dyspeptic
epileptic
Eurosceptic
fiber optic
fibre optic
haptic
narcoleptic
neuroleptic
obliquity of the ecliptic
organoleptic
orthoptic
panoptic
peptic
postsynaptic
presynaptic
sceptic
skeptic
synoptic

Synonyms and antonyms of postapocalyptic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postapocalyptic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTAPOCALYPTIC

Find out the translation of postapocalyptic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of postapocalyptic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postapocalyptic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

postapocalyptic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

postapocalíptico
570 millions of speakers

English

postapocalyptic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

postapocalyptic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

postapocalyptic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постапокалиптический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pós-apocalíptico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোস্ট রহস্যদঘাটন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

post-apocalyptique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Postapocalyptic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

postapokalyptischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

postapocalyptic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종말론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Postapocalyptic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

postapocalyptic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

postapocalyptic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्टापोलाप्टीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıyametin ardından
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

postapocalyptic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

postapokaliptycznym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

постапокаліптичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

postapocaliptic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

postapocalyptic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

postapocalyptic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

postapocalyptic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

postapocalyptic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of postapocalyptic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTAPOCALYPTIC»

The term «postapocalyptic» is regularly used and occupies the 101.834 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTAPOCALYPTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about postapocalyptic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTAPOCALYPTIC»

Discover the use of postapocalyptic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postapocalyptic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Postapocalyptic Fiction and the Social Contract: We'll Not ...
This book uses postapocalyptic fiction as a terrain for thinking about the state of nature: the hypothetical fiction that is the driving force behind the social contract.
Claire P. Curtis, 2010
2
The End: A Postapocalyptic Novel
What would you do to survive?
G. Michael Hopf, 2013
3
The Long Road: A Postapocalyptic Novel
Uncertainty abounds as they all travel different paths in search of a safe place to call home. The only thing that is definite is that The Long Road will take its toll on all of them.
G. Michael Hopf, 2014
4
The American Imperial Gothic: Popular Culture, Empire, Violence
Thorne is not the onlyone who has seen postapocalyptic narrativein this light. ClaireP. Curtishasmade asimilar claim in Postapocalyptic Fiction and theSocial Contract.23 Also,Claudia Aradau andRens vanMunster, withreference to Étienne  ...
Dr Johan Höglund, 2014
5
Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New ...
Susan Beth Pfeffer's Last Survivors Series and Julie Bertagna's Exodus Claire P. Curtis I come to this project as a political theorist interested in the ways that fiction enables us to experience the force of theoretical ideas. Postapocalyptic fiction ...
Carrie Hintz, Balaka Basu, Katherine R. Broad, 2013
6
Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural
154 G o t h i c k a visions gave way, appropriately, to an equally dark postapocalyptic one: Armageddon has come and gone, and it was man-made, in the form of nuclear or viral destruction. With a nonsupernatural base narrative established ...
Victoria Nelson, 2012
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A Genealogy of Social Violence: Founding Murder, Rawlsian ...
Postapocalyptic worlds aremost certainly dystopic, but dystopiasare not always postapocalyptic, as I argue above about Orwell's future. Ina postapocalyptic visionof the future, like, say, the oneCormac McCarthy presents in hisnovel The Road ...
Dr Clint Jones, 2013
8
Action Speaks Louder: Violence, Spectacle, and the American ...
We find the Chemist's lair, which, like much in the postapocalyptic trend, evokes the past — in this case, a specifically cinematic past: a mad scientist's laboratory, with hints of 1980s pastels. Lastly, we find Overdog's maze, which includes a ...
Eric Lichtenfeld, 2007
9
Marxism and the Movies: Critical Essays on Class Struggle in ...
However, Gilliam's reiteration of the postapocalyptic, time-loop narrative echoes Cole's insight that “every time you see [something], because you are different, you see different things.” Twelve Monkeys undermines the well-known conventions ...
Mary K. Leigh, Kevin K. Durand, 2013
10
Sanctuary: A Postapocalyptic Novel
Book 3 of the New World Series Surviving the attack proved to be more than they could have imagined.
G. Michael Hopf, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTAPOCALYPTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term postapocalyptic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: 'Gamers' save the planet in 'Armada'
... was a beautiful seminude rendering of the comic book heroine Tank Girl, adorned in postapocalyptic rock lingerie and smooching an M16. «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
2
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 1952 – En Attendant Godot (Waiting …
St Lô, to which Beckett travelled after a visit to his mother in Ireland, was a postapocalyptic landscape, the vast majority of its buildings ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
The Walking Dead fans shouldn't worry about Michonne and …
After all, Michonne has a high tolerance for unusual postapocalyptic behavior. She did have pet zombies at one point. It sounds like Michonne ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
4
PC Preview - 'Skyshine's Bedlam'
Unsurprisingly, given that, Bedlam looks like some kind of lost arc from early Judge Dredd comics. It's a postapocalyptic roguelike, set in the old ... «WorthPlaying.com, Jul 15»
5
'Mad Max: Fury Road' Meets 'Star Wars' in This YouTube Mashup
... middle of a toxic storm, and Darth Vader taking the place of Immortan Joe, the postapocalyptic Darth Vader-type bad guy from “Fury Road.”. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
6
Books coming off the shelves and onto the beach
“For teens, almost everything is postapocalyptic,” said Murphy. Whether you like to read about zombies or love stories, there are plenty of ... «Daily Item, Jul 15»
7
Friday Food Post: 5 Gadgets You Don't Want
Faced with the task of peeling a hard boiled egg, they are apparently unable to keep from mauling the egg into a postapocalyptic ruin of shells, ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
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The Happiness Project
“Cool, thank you,” she said, very politely, inspecting her new postapocalyptic hairdo. “Can we go to Autopia now? I'm really desperate to drive. «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
'The Subprimes,' by Karl Taro Greenfeld
In a postapocalyptic world, everything has been privatized, from the judicial system to the educational system, and as the rich get richer, ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
10
This Charming Ass
Eleazer, get into some postapocalyptic shit for me. I hear you're into it. ET: The concept of civilization ending is beautiful, and sexual, and scary. «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Postapocalyptic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/postapocalyptic>. Apr 2024 ».
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