1. in linguistics, a morpheme that follows the base or root of a word
Usage: technical; linguistics

Examples

• The linguist identified the postbase in the complex word structure.
• In morphological analysis, distinguishing the postbase from other elements is crucial.
• The postbase carries grammatical information in many languages.
• Students learned to identify the postbase in various word formations.
• The postbase modifies the meaning of the root morpheme.