n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō s(t)-p ə - ' zi-sh ə n, ' p ō s(t)-p ə - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from postposer to place after, from Latin postponere (perf. indicative postposui )
Date: circa 1638
: the placing of a grammatical element after a word to which it is primarily related in a sentence also : such a word or particle especially when functioning as a preposition
– post · po · si · tion · al \ ˌ p ō s(t)-p ə - ' zish-n ə l, - ' zi-sh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– post · po · si · tion · al · ly adverb