What does postpositive mean?
Postpositive means (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..
Postpositive
/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/ · adjective
Meaning
(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..
Definitions by Sense
- (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.
- (grammar) A postpositive modifier.
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Word Forms
- postpositives
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