postposition

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/
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/ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ · /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/

Definition of postposition

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
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noun

  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 verb”

verb

  1. To be placed after a the word that it modifies.
    “Nonetheless, PPs in my dataset not only make up the bulk of the non-clausal postpositionings, but they are also postpositioned at a relatively high rate, particularly in comparison to adverbs, the second most frequent form.”

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Etymology

From post- + position.

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10-letter words

1 word

9-letter words

2 words

8-letter words

4 words

7-letter words

13 words

6-letter words

29 words

5-letter words

43 words

4-letter words

62 words

3-letter words

40 words

2-letter words

5 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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