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postpositions

postpositions is the plural of postposition.

Meaning of postposition

Noun

postposition (plural postpositions)

  1. A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
  2. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
    • the postposition of the nominative case to the verb1643, Joseph Mede, Daniel's Weeks

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Questions about postpositions

What is postpositions the plural of?
Postpositions is the plural of postposition.

Words near postpositions in the dictionary

  1. postpositionally
  2. postpositionals
  3. postpositioned
  4. postpositioning
  5. postpositionings
  6. postpositions
  7. postpositive
  8. postpositive adjective
  9. postpositive adjectives
  10. postpositively
  11. postpositives

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