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Where does “postbubble” come from?

postbubble (English) comes from English bubble, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

postbubble (English): Occurring after the collapse of an economic...

Definitions

  1. Occurring after the collapse of an economic...

Ancestry of “postbubble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbubbleA spherically contained volume of air or other...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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