What does postpositive mean?
Definitions for postpositive
poʊstˈpɒz ɪ tɪvpost·pos·i·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
postpositiveadjective
(of a modifier) placed after another word
Wiktionary
postpositivenoun
A postpositive modifier.
postpositiveadjective
Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.
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postpositive
A postpositive is a word, especially an adjective or a preposition, that is typically placed or positioned after the word it modifies or is grammatically related to, particularly in certain languages like French or English. This placement differs from the conventional positioning in which adjectives or prepositions usually come before the noun or the word they modify.
Webster Dictionary
Postpositiveadjective
placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a postpositive letter
Etymology: [See Postpone.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of postpositive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of postpositive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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