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postpositional phrases

postpositional phrases is the plural of postpositional phrase.

Meaning of postpositional phrase

Noun

postpositional phrase (plural postpositional phrases)

  1. A phrase where a postposition serves as the head, functioning as an adjectival or adverbial modifier.
    Synonyms:
    PP

Questions about postpositional phrases

What is postpositional phrases the plural of?
Postpositional phrases is the plural of postpositional phrase.

Words near postpositional phrases in the dictionary

  1. postposited
  2. postpositing
  3. postposition
  4. postpositional
  5. postpositional phrase
  6. postpositional phrases
  7. postpositionally
  8. postpositionals
  9. postpositioned
  10. postpositioning
  11. postpositionings

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