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postpositive
(post|posi¦tive)
Pronunciation:
/pəʊs(t)ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
adjective
(of a word) placed after or as a suffix on the word that it relates to:
a postpositive adjective
noun
a postpositive word.
Derivatives
postpositively
Pronunciation:
/-ˈpɒzɪtɪvli/
adverb
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