"post-nominal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From post- + nominal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|nominal}} post- + nominal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} post-nominal (not comparable)
  1. (of a series of letters) That are placed after a name. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-post-nominal-en-adj-ERY4IEZL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (linguistics) After a noun. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-post-nominal-en-adj-FmX~vRir Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: postnominal Derived forms: post-nominal letters Related terms: after a noun [adjectival, postpositional] [position]

Alternative forms

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