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1. (n.) postposition
the act of placing after.
2. postposition
the state of being so placed.
3. postposition
the use of words, particles, or affixes following the elements they modify or govern.
4. postposition
a word, particle, or affix so used, as the adjective general in attorney general, or the particle e“to” in Japanese Tokyo e“to Tokyo.”
Etymology: (1540–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) postposition
(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) postposition
the act of placing after, or the state of being placed after
2. (noun) postposition
a word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; -- distinguished from preposition
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