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postmodifier

postmodifier noun: a modifier placed after the head of the phrase.

Noun

postmodifier (plural postmodifiers)

  1. A modifier placed after the head of the phrase.

Forms of postmodifier

pluralpostmodifiers

Origin of postmodifier

From post- + modifier.

Questions about postmodifier

What does postmodifier mean?
Postmodifier means a modifier placed after the head of the phrase.
What part of speech is postmodifier?
Postmodifier is a noun.
What is the plural of postmodifier?
The plural of postmodifier is postmodifiers.

Words near postmodifier in the dictionary

  1. postmodernly
  2. postmoderns
  3. postmodification
  4. postmodifications
  5. postmodified
  6. postmodifier
  7. postmodifiers
  8. postmodifies
  9. postmodify
  10. postmodifying
  11. postmolar

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