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Preposition

nounid 110610·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)

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Prepositions
possessive
Preposition's
pluralpossessive
Prepositions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
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
§2
(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)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(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)
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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