Added 10 October 2026 postposition /ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ noun Categories: LanguageRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about postposition at Wordnik → Where our words come from → (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). Related Words: ergativelocativepostpositioningprepositionpropositionadpositionpostnounpræpositionprepositionalprepositionhood Back to today's word