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post-nominal

post-nominal adjective: that are placed after a name.

Adjective

post-nominal (not comparable)

  1. That are placed after a name.
  2. After a noun.

Noun

post-nominal (plural post-nominals)

  1. One set of postnominal letters, such as one abbreviation representing an academic degree or certification; (in the plural) post-nominal letters.

Forms of post-nominal

Adjective
alternative formpostnominal
Noun
pluralpost-nominals

Origin of post-nominal

From post- + nominal.

Words formed from post-nominal

Questions about post-nominal

What does post-nominal mean?
Post-nominal means that are placed after a name.
What part of speech is post-nominal?
Post-nominal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near post-nominal in the dictionary

  1. post-nasal drips
  2. post-natal
  3. post-natal depression
  4. post-neoliberalism
  5. Post-Nicene
  6. post-nominal
  7. post-nominal letters
  8. post-nominals
  9. post-noun
  10. post-nouns
  11. post-nup

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