Postpositional

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post·po·si·tion (p

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1. The placing of a word or suffixed element after the word to which it is grammatically related.

2. A word or element placed postpositionally, as a preposition placed after its object. For example, in the phrase these facts notwithstanding, notwithstanding is a postposition.

postpo·sition·al adj.

postpo·sition·al·ly adv.

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