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preposition
prep·o·si·tion [ prèppə zísh'n ] (plural prep·o·si·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
word used before noun: a member of a set of words used in close connection with, and usually before, nouns and pronouns to show their relation to another part of a clause. An example is "off" in "He fell off his bike" and "What did he fall off?"
[14th century. < Latin praeposition- "putting before, preposition" < praeponere "put before" < ponere "put"]

prep·o·si·tion·al [ prèppə zíshən'l, prèppə zíshnəl ] adjective
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