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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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Variants

plural
Postpositions
possessive
Postposition's
pluralpossessive
Postpositions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(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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