English Explanatory Dictionary

prepositional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.
  2. Of the prepositional case.
noun
  1. The prepositional case.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

prepositional prepositionals

Etymology

From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al.

Derived words

deprepositional nonprepositional phrasal prepositional verb prepositional article prepositional case prepositionally prepositional phrase prepositional pronoun prepositional verb
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