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postpositive

Syllabification: (post·pos·i·tive)
Pronunciation: /ˌpōstˈpäzətiv/

Definition of postpositive

adjective

  • (of a word) placed after or as a suffix on the word that it relates to.

noun

  • a postpositive word.

Derivatives

postpositively

adverb

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