postposition

post·po·si·tion

a placing after or a being placed after
Origin of postposition
post- + (pre)position
Gram.
1. the placing of an element after another that is related to it
2. an element so placed, as an affix that functions as a preposition but follows its object (Ex.: -ward in shoreward) or an adjective that follows the word it modifies (Ex.: royal in battle royal)

Origin of postposition

from Classical Latin postpositus, past participle of postponere: see postpone

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postposition

noun

The placing of a word or suffixed element after the word to which it is grammatically related.
A word or element placed postpositionally, as a preposition placed after its object. For example, in the phrase these facts notwithstanding, notwithstanding is a postposition.

Related Forms:

post′po·si′tion·al
adjective

post′po·si′tion·al·ly
adverb

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Noun

(plural postpositions)

(grammar) Any of various words in languages such as Hindi, Japanese and Finno-Ugric languages (Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian) which serve the same purpose as a preposition but come after the noun.
The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
The postposition of the nominative case to the verb. "” Mede.

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