Dictionary Check: preposition

"preposition" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

noun

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

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)

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