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postponable

IPA: //poʊstˈpoʊnəbl//

KK: /pəʊstˈpoʊnəbl/

adjective

Definition: Able to be delayed or rescheduled to a later time.

Example: The meeting is postponable if everyone agrees to a new date.

postponed

IPA: //poʊstˈpoʊnd//

KK: /poʊstˈpoʊnd/

adjective

Definition: Completed or scheduled to happen at a later time than initially intended; delayed.

Example: The meeting was postponed due to bad weather.

verb

Definition: To delay something to a later time or date.

Example: The meeting was postponed due to bad weather.

postponement

IPA: //poʊstˈpoʊnmənt//

KK: /poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/

noun

Definition: A delay or a decision to delay something to a later time.

Example: The meeting was scheduled for next week, but due to a conflict, there was a postponement until the following month.

postpose

IPA: //ˈpoʊstpoʊz//

KK: /ˈpoʊstpoʊz/

intransitive verb

Definition: To be placed or scheduled after something else in time or order.

Example: The meeting will postpose until next week due to scheduling conflicts.

transitive verb

Definition: To arrange a word or phrase to come after other words in a sentence.

Example: In the sentence, he decided to postpose the object for clarity.

postposition

IPA: //ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən//

KK: /ˈpoʊstpəˌzɪʃən/

noun

Definition: A word that comes after the noun or phrase it relates to, often functioning like a preposition. For example, in the phrase 'these facts notwithstanding', the word 'notwithstanding' is a postposition.

Example: In some languages, postpositions are used instead of prepositions to indicate relationships between words.

postpositional

IPA: /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃənl/

KK: /ˈpoʊstpəˌzɪʃənl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to a grammatical structure where a word or phrase follows another word, typically indicating a relationship or function in a sentence.

Example: In some languages, postpositional phrases are used instead of prepositional phrases.

postpositive

IPA: //ˌpoʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv//

KK: /ˈpoʊstˌpɒzɪtɪv/

adjective

Definition: This term describes something that comes after a word, especially in grammar, where it is positioned following the noun or adjective it modifies.

Example: In the phrase 'the president elect', 'elect' is a postpositive adjective.

noun

Definition: A word or particle that comes after another word in a sentence.

Example: In the phrase 'the president elect', 'elect' is a postpositive.

postpositively

IPA: //ˌpoʊstˈpɒzɪtɪvli//

KK: /ˈpoʊstˌpɒzɪtɪvli/

adverb

Definition: In a way that comes after the word it modifies, often used in grammar to describe the placement of adjectives or other modifiers.

Example: The adjective was used postpositively in the sentence, following the noun it described.

postprandial

IPA: //poʊstˈprændiəl//

KK: /pəʊstˈprændiəl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to the period after a meal.

Example: After dinner, we enjoyed a postprandial conversation over coffee.

postprimary

IPA: //ˈpoʊstˈpraɪˌmɛri//

KK: /ˈpoʊstˈpraɪˌmɛri/

adjective

Definition: Relating to the period or education that comes after primary school or primary elections.

Example: Many students choose to pursue vocational training in postprimary education.

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