"postpositioning" meaning in English

See postpositioning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: postpositionings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} postpositioning (plural postpositionings)
  1. (grammar) An instance where a modifier appears after the noun it modifies. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-postpositioning-en-noun-7l1h6EDH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} postpositioning
  1. present participle and gerund of postposition Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: postposition
    Sense id: en-postpositioning-en-verb-a3znVkb7

Inflected forms

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