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postposition

post·po·si·tion

UK/ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ US/ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

(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)

Origin

From post- + position.

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