POSTPOSITION

postposition

(noun) (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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

postposition (plural postpositions)

(grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.

The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

Synonyms

• postpositive preposition

Antonyms

• preposition

Hypernyms

• adposition

Source: Wiktionary

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Post`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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