ex post facto

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /(ˈ)eks poʊst di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /(ˈ)eks poʊst di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ/

Definitions of ex post facto words

adjective ex post facto having retrospective effect 0
noun ex post facto done or made afterward, esp. when having retroactive effect 0
adjective ex post facto Retroactive. 0
adjective ex post facto (law) Formulated or enacted after some event, and then retroactively applied to it. 0

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Parts of speech for Ex post facto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ex post facto

ex post facto popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ex post facto usage trend in Literature

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