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Postposition

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
  2. 2
    (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) wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

    "the postposition of the nominative case to the verb"

Verb
  1. 1
    To be placed after a the word that it modifies.

    "Nonetheless, PPs in my dataset not only make up the bulk of the non-clausal postpositionings, but they are also postpositioned at a relatively high rate, particularly in comparison to adverbs, the second most frequent form."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From post- + position.

Etymology 2

From post- + position.

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