Definition of postposition Postposition

post•po•si•tion

We found 7 definitions of postposition from 5 different sources.

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What does postposition mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: postpositions

postposition - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)
  place, position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
  linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • postposition (Noun)
    Any of various words in languages such as Hindi, Japanese and Finno-Ugric languages Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian which serve the same purpose as a preposition but come after the noun.
  • postposition (Noun)
    The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • postposition (n.)
    The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
  • postposition (n.)
    A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; -- distinguished from preposition.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • postposition
    Not inflectable words, that are—contrary to prepositions—after the word the case is given to.

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postposition in sign language
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