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postpositively
adverb
language specializeduk /ˌpəʊstˈpɒz.ə.tɪv.li/ us /ˌpoʊstˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv.li/
In grammar, if an adjective, etc. occurs postpositively, it comes after the word it modifies(= whose meaning it limits or adds to). :
"Elect", as in "the president elect", is one of a very small number of adjectives that occur postpositively.
These adjectives can only be positioned predicatively or postpositively.
"Redux" belongs to a small class of English adjectives that are always used postpositively, that is, they always follow the words they modify.
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