Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postessive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
postes-sive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicating a position behind something.

noun

The postessive case

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From post- + essive.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

postessive case

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive past progressive future progressive present progressive past perfect progressive future perfect progressive excessive successive passive-aggressive oppressive

Questions

What does postessive mean?
Indicating a position behind something.
Where does postessive come from?
From post- + essive.

How to pronounce postessive

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