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postpositive

UK/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv//poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/

postpositive adjective: placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

Adjective

postpositive (not comparable)

  1. Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

Noun

postpositive (plural postpositives)

  1. A postpositive modifier.

Forms of postpositive

pluralpostpositives

Origin of postpositive

From post- + positive.

Words formed from postpositive

Phrases with postpositive

Questions about postpositive

What does postpositive mean?
Postpositive means placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.
What part of speech is postpositive?
Postpositive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce postpositive?
Postpositive is pronounced /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near postpositive in the dictionary

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

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