There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
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
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
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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