Postpose Definition

pōst-pōz
postpose
verb
To place (a word or phrasal constituent) after another constituent in a sentence, as the direct object noun phrase all the interesting places he had visited in the sentence He described to them all the interesting places he had visited.
American Heritage

(grammar) To place a word or phrase after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it.

Wiktionary

Origin of Postpose

  • French postposer. See post- and pose.

    From Wiktionary

  • Back-formation from postposition

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

PPOPOS

Words Ending With

ESEOSE

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postpose

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PO & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With SE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E