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postposition
CIDE DICTIONARY
postposition, n. [Cf. F. postposition. See Postpone.].
- The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. Mede. [1913 Webster]
- A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; -- distinguished from preposition. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
postposition, n.
1 a word or particle, esp. an enclitic, placed after the word it modifies, e.g. -ward in homeward and at in the books we looked at.
2 the use of a postposition.
1 a word or particle, esp. an enclitic, placed after the word it modifies, e.g. -ward in homeward and at in the books we looked at.
2 the use of a postposition.
Derivative
postpositional adj. & n. postpositive adj. & n. postpositively adv.
Etymology
LL postpositio (as POSTPONE)
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