"postpositive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: post- + positive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|positive}} post- + positive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postpositive (not comparable)
  1. (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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-postpositive-en-adj-7OoKv1LU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 64 36 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

Forms: postpositives [plural]
Etymology: post- + positive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|positive}} post- + positive Head templates: {{en-noun}} postpositive (plural postpositives)
  1. (grammar) A postpositive modifier. Categories (topical): Grammar Derived forms: postpositive adjective, postpositively Related terms: post-nominal (english: after a noun) [adjective], predicative Coordinate_terms: prepositive
    Sense id: en-postpositive-en-noun-GIciH6k2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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