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- noun linguistics the
movement of anelement from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of asentence
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Neither can you use front extraposition to topicalise in English as you can in Putongua.
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Quantity implies a distinction of parts, extension adds extraposition, i.e. the placing of part outside of part; hence it will be seen that, in a strict sense, material beings do not necessarily postulate extension.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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