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postpose

Syllabification: (post·pose)
Pronunciation: /pōstˈpōz/

Definition of postpose

verb

[with object] Grammar
  • place (a modifying word or morpheme) after the word that it modifies.

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'place later or lower'): from French postposer, from post- 'after' + poser 'to place'. The current sense dates from the 1920s

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Definition of postpose in the British & World English dictionary