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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

post-nominal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
post-nom-i-nal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That are placed after a name.

adj

After a noun.

noun

One set of postnominal letters, such as one abbreviation representing an academic degree or certification; (in the plural) post-nominal letters.

Etymology

From post- + nominal.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

postnominal (alternative) post-nominals (plural)

Phrases

post-nominal letters after a noun

Frequently Paired Words

after a noun title style

Questions

What does post-nominal mean?
That are placed after a name.
Where does post-nominal come from?
From post- + nominal.

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