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adj
Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A postpositive modifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
(of a modifier) placed after another word
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English positive English postpositive From post- + positive.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
