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preposition

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Noun

(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "preposition":
preposition proposition
Words contain "preposition":
object of a preposition preposition prepositional prepositional object prepositional phrase prepositionally
Words contain "preposition" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
object of a preposition prepositional phrase prepositional object prepositionally prepositional noun preposition

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