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Uncommonpreposition
The correct spelling is preposition.
How to pronounce preposition
/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
nounIPA: /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
Say it like: Pre-pos-ish-on
The correct spelling is preposition. (grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other… For example: "It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine."
Usage Examples
“It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.
- 2.A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
verb
- 1.To place in a location before some other event occurs.
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