preposition | ||
1. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) 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 | |
Related terms: | function_word | |
2. | [ 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) | |
Related terms: | place linguistics | |
Similar spelling: |
prepositional proposition prepossession propagation proboscidian propositus prepossess prepossessing preposterous provision profusion proboscis proboscidean prevision |