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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postpose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
post-pose
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it

Transitive verb

verb

To postpone.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French postposer. See post- and pose.

Usage

Inflected Forms

postposes (present, singular) postposing (participle, present) postposed (participle, past) postposed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

postposition prepose

Questions

What does postpose mean?
To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
Where does postpose come from?
From French postposer. See post- and pose.

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