According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
POSTPOSITIVE
postpositive
(adjective) (of a modifier) placed after another word
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
postpositive (not comparable)
(grammar, 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 two men are bad.
Noun
postpositive (plural postpositives)
(grammar) A postpositive modifier.
Source: Wiktionary
Post*pos"i*tive, a. Etym: [See Postpone.]
Definition: Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a postpositive letter.
– Post*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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