preposition

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noun

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 (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
function word, closed-class 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)
• Derivationally related forms:
prepose
• Topics:
linguistics
• Hypernyms:
place, position