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prepositional

pre·po·si·tional

fairly common

adjective

1.

of or relating to or formed with a preposition

  • “prepositional phrase”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • phrasal prepositional verb
  • prepositional article
  • prepositional case
  • prepositional phrase
  • prepositional pronoun
  • prepositional verb

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