preposition

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preposition (enc)

Noun	1.	preposition - 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 closed-class word, function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
	2.	preposition - (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) linguistics - the scientific study of language position, place - an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

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