Postposition

nounid 110731·updated May 18, 2026

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(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)

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plural: Postpositions
possessive: Postposition's
pluralpossessive: Postpositions'

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§1: (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)

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