SINCE 1828
postpositive
adjective
post·pos·i·tive
| \ ˌpōs(t)-ˈpä-zə-tiv,
-ˈpäz-tiv\
-ˈpäz-tiv\
Definition of postpositive
: placed after or at the end of another word
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