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post·pos·i·tive P0474200 (pōst-pŏz′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Occurring or placed after a word.n. A word or particle occurring or placed after another word.
[Late Latin postpositīvus, from Latin postpositus, past participle of postpōnere, to put after; see postpone.]
post·pos′i·tive·ly adv.postpositive (pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv) adj (Grammar) (of an adjective or other modifier) placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those men are badn (Grammar) a postpositive modifier postˈpositively advpost•pos•i•tive (poʊstˈpɒz ɪ tɪv)
adj. 1. (of a word, particle, or affix) placed after a word to modify it or to show its relation to other elements of a sentence. n. 2. a postpositive word, particle, or affix; postposition. [1780–90; < Latin postposit(us) (past participle of postpōnere; see postpone, posit) + -ive] post•pos′i•tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | postpositive - (of a modifier) placed after another word |
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