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)

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Variants

3 surface forms

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

Framework definitions

2 senses across 1 framework

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§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)

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