Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postpositional phrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: post-po-si-tion-al phrase
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phrase where a postposition serves as the head, functioning as an adjectival or adverbial modifier.

Inflected Forms

postpositional phrases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prepositional phrase

Synonyms

PP

Questions

What does postpositional phrase mean?: A phrase where a postposition serves as the head, functioning as an adjectival or adverbial modifier.

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