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post•po•si•tion
(pōst′pə zish′ən, pōst′pə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n.
post′po•si′tion•al, adj.
- the act of placing after.
- the state of being so placed.
- Grammar
- the use of words, particles, or affixes following the elements they modify or govern, as of the adjective general in attorney general, or of the particle e "to'' in Japanese Tokyo e "to Tokyo.''
- a word, particle, or affix so used.
- post- + position or (pre)position 1540–50
'postposition' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):