postformative
Meanings
noun
- A formative element at the end.
adj
- Forming or affecting something that comes before.
- Occurring after the formation (chiefly written post-formative, said in Islamic studies of the period following the Golden Age of Islam 786–861 CE).
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From post- (prefix meaning ‘after’) + formative, modelled after preformative.
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