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post·po·si·tion (pōst′pə zis̸h′ən)
noun
- a placing after or being placed after
Etymology: post- + (pre)position
Gram.- the placing of an element after another that is related to it
- 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)
Etymology: < L postpositus, pp. of postponere: see postpone
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