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postpositive

adjective post·pos·i·tive \ ˌpōs(t)-ˈpä-zə-tiv , -ˈpäz-tiv \

Definition of postpositive

: placed after or at the end of another word
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postpositively

adverb

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First Known Use of postpositive

1712

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