Preposition

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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(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)

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Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

Wordset Dictionary

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

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Prepositions
possessive: Preposition's
pluralpossessive: Prepositions'

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