POSTPOSITION


Meaning of POSTPOSITION in English

| ̷ ̷+ noun

Etymology: French, from postposer + -ition (as in position )

1. : the postposing of a grammatical element

2. : a postposed word or particle ; especially : a word or suffix (as -ward in cityward ) having the function of a preposition

• post·positional “+ adjective

• post·positionally “+ adverb

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