preposition
/,prɛpə'zɪʃən/
noun
11 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
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.
2
(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).
WORD FORMS
Related formprepose
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinepositionpray
Starts & ends withP … N
Syllablesprep · o · si · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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