postessive

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adjective

Indicating a position behind something.

“Northeast Caucasian languages like Lezgian and Agul have a postessive case.”

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Meanings

adjectivepostessive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarIndicating a position behind something.

    Northeast Caucasian languages like Lezgian and Agul have a postessive case.

nounpostessive (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe postessive case

Origin

From post- + essive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with postessive

progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressive
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Cite this entry
APA

postessive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postessive

MLA

“postessive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postessive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postessive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postessive.

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