circumposition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.

/ˌsɜɹkəmpəˈzɪʃən/ /ˌsɜːkəmpəˈzɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumposition.wav

circumposition circumpositions

From circum- + position. From Latin circumpositio, from circumpōno (“to put round”).

adposition ambiposition circumpose infraposition interposition intraposition postposition preposition superposition

circumpositional

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