postpositive
[ pohst-poz-i-tiv ]
adjective
(of a word, particle, or affix) placed after a word to modify it or to show its relation to other elements of a sentence.
noun
a postpositive word, particle, or affix; postposition.
Origin of postpositive
1Other words from postpositive
- post·pos·i·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby postpositive
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British Dictionary definitions for postpositive
postpositive
/ (pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv) /
adjective
(of an adjective or other modifier) placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those men are bad
noun
a postpositive modifier
Derived forms of postpositive
- postpositively, adverb
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