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Postnominal meaning

  1. Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name.
  2. Something which is placed after a noun.

Using Postnominal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name. | Something which is placed after a noun.
  • In the example corpus, postnominal often appears in combinations such as: the postnominal, postnominal initials, postnominal letters.

Context around Postnominal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

relevant 1×

Often after:

initials 2× letters 2× certification 1× particles 1× adjectives 1×

Sentence patterns with Postnominal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

french however postnominal adjectives do 1× level three postnominal certification in 1× marked by postnominal particles numerals 1× pre or postnominal 1× the according postnominal letters to 1× the relevant postnominal initials 1× to the postnominal letters ob 1× with the postnominal initials b 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

last year the 1× perhaps for this 1× plurality can be 1× prenominal adjectives agree 1× recipients of orders 1× rhodes 1977 bloomfield 1×

Common sentence endings:

and electrical engineering 1× but no title 1× due to context 1× gender unlike french 1× john smith vc 1× postnominal initials b 1×

Words around Postnominal

Just before it in the word index:

postnl 3 postnet 2 postnatally 3 postnatal 42 postmortems 3 postmortem 100

Just after it in the word index:

postnord 2 postnup 2 posto 2 postol 3 poston 15 postoperative 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Postnominal

  • In this selection, "postnominal" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, relevant, initials, letters and certification stand out and add context to how "postnominal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include french however postnominal adjectives do and level three postnominal certification in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "postnominal" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with postnominal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They may, however, attach the relevant postnominal initials. (8 words)

Prenominal adjectives agree in gender (like French), however, postnominal adjectives do not agree in gender (unlike French). (17 words)

This order had one class which entitled the member to the postnominal letters OB but no title. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Perhaps for this reason, a Nigerian lawyer is also often referred to as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and many Nigerian lawyers term themselves Barrister-at-Law complete with the postnominal initials "B. (38 words)

Recipients of orders, decorations and medals receive no styling of Sir or Dame, but they may attach the according postnominal letters to their name, e.g. John Smith, VC. (29 words)

Plurality can be marked by postnominal particles, numerals, or reduplication of a following adjective, which, although similar to intensification, is usually not ambiguous due to context. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

Last year, the Government put in place a memorandum of understanding with City & Guilds to have level three postnominal certification in mechanical and electrical engineering.

Perhaps for this reason, a Nigerian lawyer is also often referred to as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and many Nigerian lawyers term themselves Barrister-at-Law complete with the postnominal initials "B.

Plurality can be marked by postnominal particles, numerals, or reduplication of a following adjective, which, although similar to intensification, is usually not ambiguous due to context.

Prenominal adjectives agree in gender (like French), however, postnominal adjectives do not agree in gender (unlike French).

Recipients of orders, decorations and medals receive no styling of Sir or Dame, but they may attach the according postnominal letters to their name, e.g. John Smith, VC.

Rhodes (1977), Bloomfield (1984) Adjectives are French-origin (Cree has no adjectives), and as in French they are either pre- or postnominal.

They may, however, attach the relevant postnominal initials.

This order had one class which entitled the member to the postnominal letters OB but no title.

Common combinations with postnominal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "postnominal" in a sentence?
An example: "Last year, the Government put in place a memorandum of understanding with City & Guilds to have level three postnominal certification in mechanical and electrical engineering." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "postnominal" from authentic English texts.
What does "postnominal" mean?
Postnominal means: Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name.
How many example sentences with "postnominal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "postnominal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.