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postpositive

UK
/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/
US
/poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/

Translations

postpositivenoun
postpositives
pl
UK
/ˌpəʊstˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv/
US
/ˌpoʊstˈpɑː.zə.tɪv/
Used in linguistics to denote a word or element that follows the word it modifies.
postpositiveadjective
UK
/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/
US
/poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/
In some languages, adjectives are postpositive.
В некоторых языках прилагательные являются постпозитивными.
Synonyms
subsequent
following
afterward
later

Definitions

postpositivenoun
A word or other linguistic element that is placed after the word it modifies.
'General' in the phrase 'attorney general' is a postpositive.
postpositiveadjective
Placed after the word it modifies.
In the phrase 'attorney general', the word 'general' is postpositive.
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