postbase

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noun

A morpheme used as a suffix following either a base or another postbase.

OriginEnglish base ← Middle English bas ← Old French bas →
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Meanings

nounpostbase (plural postbases)

plural postbases

  1. human sciencesA morpheme used as a suffix following either a base or another postbase.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Late Latinbassus
  8. Old Frenchbas
  9. Middle Englishbas
  10. Englishbase
  11. Englishpostbase

From post- + base.

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Cite this entry
APA

postbase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postbase

MLA

“postbase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postbase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postbase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postbase.

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