"postmodification" meaning in All languages combined

See postmodification on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: postmodifications [plural]
Etymology: From post- + modification. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|modification}} post- + modification Head templates: {{en-noun}} postmodification (plural postmodifications)
  1. (grammar) modification by a postmodifier

Inflected forms

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