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postpositive

Adjective
not-comparable of an adjective or other modifier
Japanese Meaning
形容詞やその他の修飾語が修飾対象の語の直後、または補語の一部として配置される用法、すなわち名詞の後に置かれる(後置形) / 例:'two men abreast'のように名詞の直後に続くか、'those two men are bad'のように補語の一部となる用法を示す
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言語学の教授は、修飾する語の後に置かれる後置修飾語(例えば「attorney general」)が名詞の後に来ることを指摘した。

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(grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

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postpositive

The linguistics professor pointed out that a postpositive modifier, such as 'attorney general', comes after the noun it modifies.

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The linguistics professor pointed out that a postpositive modifier, such as 'attorney general', comes after the noun it modifies.

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