postseason

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English

Etymology

From post- +‎ season.

Noun

postseason (plural postseasons)

  1. (US, sports) The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).
    • 2009 February 13, Tyler Kepner, “Before Arriving, Rodriguez Rules the Conversation”, in The New York Times:
      If Rodriguez slumps and the Yankees stumble, pressure will mount on a manager who failed to guide the team to the playoffs in 2008, the first time the Yankees missed the postseason in a nonstrike year since 1993.
    • 2024 September 17, Matt Gelb, “Can Ranger Suárez recapture some of the Phillies’ trust before October?”, in The New York Times:
      Suárez has only two more starts in the regular season to convince the Phillies he deserves a longer leash than in previous postseasons.

Adjective

postseason

  1. (US) Of or pertaining to such a period.

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