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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postnominal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

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

Meaning

noun

Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name.

noun

Something which is placed after a noun.

adj

Alternative form of post-nominal.

Etymology

From post- + nominal.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

postnominals (plural)

Derived Forms

postnominally

Questions

What does postnominal mean?
Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name.
Where does postnominal come from?
From post- + nominal.

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