postpositive
nounEtymology From post- + positive.
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A postpositive modifier.
- Derived terms
- postpositive adjective, postpositively
- Related terms
- predicative
postpositive
adjUK /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/ · US /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/
Etymology From post- + positive.
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.
Of an adjective or other modifier
- Derived terms
- postpostively
- Related terms
- adjectival, adjunctive, adjunct, postnominal, predicative