post|po|si|tion

post|po|si|tion
post|po|si|tion «POHST puh ZIHSH uhn», noun.
1. the act of placing after.
2. the state of being placed after.
3. Grammar. a word or particle placed after or at the end of a word as a modifier or to show syntactical relationship. Example: In postmaster general the adjective general is a postposition.
╂[< Late Latin postpositiō, -ōnis < Latin postpōnere postpone]

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