adposition
Meaning
An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæd.pəˌzɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
From ad- + position, from Latin adpositio, from adpositum, past participle of adponere, an alternative form of apponere (“to put near”).
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