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post·pos·i·tive
(pōst-pŏz′ĭ-tĭv)adj.
Occurring or placed after a word.
n.
A word or particle occurring or placed after another word.
[Late Latin postpositīvus, from Latin postpositus, past participle of postpōnere, to put after; see postpone.]
post·pos′i·tive·ly adv.
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postpositive
(pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv)adj
(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 men are bad
n
(Grammar) a postpositive modifier
postˈpositively adv
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post•pos•i•tive
(poʊstˈpɒz ɪ tɪv)adj.
1. (of a word, particle, or affix) placed after a word to modify it or to show its relation to other elements of a sentence.
n. 2. a postpositive word, particle, or affix; postposition.
post•pos′i•tive•ly, adv.
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