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postpositive

Pronunciation: /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/

The English word “postpositive” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. 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

  1. A postpositive modifier.

Etymology

From post- + positive.

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