preposedadj.
/priːˈpəʊzd/, U.S. /ˌpriˈpoʊzd/ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > preceding in order
precedent1418
aforegoingc1443
precedingc1485
superior1534
foregoing1605
prior1607
preposed1608
previous1621
1608 B. Jonson Descr. Masque Visct. Haddington 10 in Characters Two Royall Masques With this præposed part of iudgement.
1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. x. 256 (margin) Paradox: that the Matter of a Body, when Rarified, doth possess no more of true Place, than when Condensed, and the Conciliation thereof to the praeposed Definitions of a Rare and of a Dense Body.
2. Grammar. Of a word, phrase, etc.: placed in front of another; prefixed.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > placed before
prepositive1583
preposed1888
1888 Trans. & Proc. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 3 39 This preposed pronoun is noticed by all writers upon A.-S. style as frequently standing at the head of the sentence.
1915 Amer. Anthropologist 17 542 A compound verb which is held together by the preposed pronoun (or pronouns) and the suffixed temporal-modal suffix (or suffixes).
1942 Trans. & Proc. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 73 56 The s- of sub and super is a preposed element in Italic.
1970 B. M. H. Strang Hist. Eng. v. 290 A strongly falling pattern overall, which has been less general in later English because of the increase in preposed weak particles.
1997 G. C. Ramchand Aspect & Predication 55 Let us consider what happens when the preposed object is not 3rd person.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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