postseason

[ pohst-see-zuhn ]

noun
  1. a period after the season, especially the period of time in organized sports when teams that did well during the regular season play each other for championship titles: Several universities with storied college football programs will be headed to bowl games this postseason.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or occurring in the postseason: The postseason games are only available to people who pay for the league’s subscription TV service.Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

Origin of postseason

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; post- + season

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British Dictionary definitions for postseason

postseason

/ (pəʊstˈsiːzən) mainly US /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the period after the end of a regular sporting season

noun
  1. the period after the end of a regular sporting season: home run drought in the postseason

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