
post mortem
/ˌpoʊst ˈmɔːrtəm/
an examination after death; analysis after an event
post mortem in a sentence
“The team conducted a post mortem on the failed project.”
Origin of post mortem
Latin: post after + mortem death (accusative of mors)
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