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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