~
■ abbreviation ~.
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~ [ ˌprɛpə'zɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun Grammar a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element, as in ‘she arrived after dinner’ and ‘what did you do it for ?’
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ally adverb
Origin
ME: from L. praepositio(n-) , from praeponere (v.), from prae 'before' + ponere 'to place'.