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POSTUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Postum mean?
• POSTUM (noun)
The noun POSTUM has 1 sense:
1. trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains
Familiarity information: POSTUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Postum" is a kind of...):
coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)
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