DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
preposition
/,prɛpə'zɪʃən/ · prɛpəzɪʃən
Preposition has 4 syllables: prep · o · si · tion.
prep
01
o
02
si
03
tion
04
noun. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.
noun. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached).
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