Associations to the word «Postposition»

Wiktionary

POSTPOSITION, noun. (grammar) Any of various words in languages such as German, Hindi, Japanese and Finno-Ugric languages (Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian) that have the same purpose as a preposition but come after the noun.
POSTPOSITION, noun. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

Dictionary definition

POSTPOSITION, noun. (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).

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
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