- 1. n. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. Source: opted
- 2. n. A word or word/particle">particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; -- distinguished from preposition. Source: opted
- 3. n. (word/linguistics">linguistics) the word/placing">placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. The act of word/placing">placing after, or the word/state">state of being placed after. "The postposition of the nominative case to the verb." Mede. 2. A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; - - distinguished from preposition. Source: webster
- 5. n. (word/linguistics">linguistics) the word/placing">placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) Source: ecdict
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