prepositionally
Variant of preposition
prepo·si·tion (prep′ə zis̸h′ən)
noun
- in some languages, a relation or function word, as English in, by, for, with, to, etc., that connects a lexical word, usually a noun or pronoun, or a syntactic construction, to another element of the sentence, as to a verb (Ex.: he went to the store), to a noun (Ex.: the sound of loud music), or to an adjective (Ex.: good for her)
- any construction of similar function (Ex.: in back of, equivalent to behind)
Etymology: ME preposicioun < L praepositio (< praepositus, pp. of praeponere < prae-, before + ponere, to place: see pre- & position): transl. of Gr prothesis, prothesis
Related Forms:
- prepositional prep′o·si′·tional adjective
- prepositionally prep′o·si′·tion·ally adverb
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