Prepositive Definition

prĭ-pŏzĭ-tĭv
adjective
Occurring or placed before another word.
American Heritage
Put before; prefixed.
Webster's New World
noun
A word or particle occurring or placed before another word.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Prepositive

Noun

Singular:
prepositive
Plural:
prepositives

Origin of Prepositive

  • Late Latin praepositīvus from Latin praepositus past participle of praepōnere to put in front preposition1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin praepositivus, past participle of praepono (“to place before, to place ahead of")

    From Wiktionary

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