postposition
noun
- a placing after or being placed after
- 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)
See postposition in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pōstˌpə-zĭshˈən)
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:
- postˌpo·siˈtion·al adjective
- postˌpo·siˈtion·al·ly adverb
Learn more about postposition
link/cite
print
suggestion box