adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌpoʊstˈnaʊn/
rhymes with -aʊn
/ˈpoʊstnaʊn/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Following a noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postnominal
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a particle which follows a noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Korean linguistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Anglo-Norman noun, non, nombor. Middle English noun English noun English postnoun From post- + noun.