Postposition Definition
pōstpə-zĭshən
noun
A placing after or a being placed after.
Webster's New World
The placing of an element after another that is related to it.
Webster's New World
An element so placed, as an affix that functions as a preposition but follows its object (Ex.: -ward in shoreward) or an adjective that follows the word it modifies (Ex.: royal in battle royal)
Webster's New World
(grammar) Any of various words in languages such as Hindi, Japanese and Finno-Ugric languages (Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian) which serve the same purpose as a preposition but come after the noun.
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postposition
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