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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPost-apocalyptic
/ˌpoʊst.əˈpɑː.kə.lɪp.tɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to or denoting the time following a nuclear war or other catastrophic event.
"The movie is set in a grim post-apocalyptic wasteland where survivors fight for scarce resources."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'post-' (after) + 'apocalypse' (from Greek apokalypsis, meaning 'uncovering' or 'revelation'), coined in the mid-20th century to describe settings or narratives following a global catastrophe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Post-apocalyptic" is said worldwide
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post-apocalyptique
Transliteration: post-apocalyptique
"Le roman se déroule dans un monde post-apocalyptique."
postapokalyptisch
Transliteration: postapokalyptisch
"Sie spielen gerne postapokalyptische Videospiele."
post-apocalittico
Transliteration: post-apocalittico
"Il film ha un'ambientazione post-apocalittica."
postapocalíptico
Transliteration: postapocalíptico
"La historia ocurre en un futuro postapocalíptico."
pós-apocalíptico
Transliteration: pos-apocaliptico
"Eles sobreviveram em um cenário pós-apocalíptico."
प्रलयोत्तर
Transliteration: pralayottar
"यह एक प्रलयोत्तर दुनिया की कहानी है।"
后末日的
Transliteration: hòu mòrì de
"这部电影描绘了一个后末日的世界。"
포스트 아포칼립스
Transliteration: poseuteu apokallipseu
"그 게임은 포스트 아포칼립스 세상을 배경으로 합니다."
ポストアポカリプス
Transliteration: posuto apokaripusu
"その映画はポストアポカリプスの世界を描いています。"
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