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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: praepositio, from praeponere 'to put in front'

preposition

 noun
     
Related topics: Grammar
prep‧o‧si‧tion [countable]
SLG a word that is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction etc. In the phrase 'the trees in the park', 'in' is a preposition
—prepositional adjective
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