Noun: preposition `prepu'zishun- 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
- (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)
Derived forms: prepositions See also: prepose, prepositional Type of: closed-class word, function word, place, position Encyclopedia: Preposition |