postpositive
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]postpositive (not comparable)
- (grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) 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.
Noun
[edit]postpositive (plural postpositives)
- (grammar) A postpositive modifier.
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Related terms
[edit]- post-nominal (adj) (after a noun)
- predicative