About The Word Postposition
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Postposition
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What's The Definition Of Postposition?
[n] (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)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Postposition: Related Terms | Find terms related to Postposition: Postposition In Webster's Dictionary \Post`po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. postposition. See
{Postpone}.]
1. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed
after. ``The postposition of the nominative case to the
verb.'' --Mede.
2. A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another
word; -- distinguished from preposition.
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