adj.
Pronunciation: pri- ' pä-z ə -tiv, - ' päz-tiv
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin praepositivus, from Latin praepositus, past participle of praeponere
Date: 1583
: put before : PREFIXED
– pre · pos · i · tive · ly adverb
adj.
Pronunciation: pri- ' pä-z ə -tiv, - ' päz-tiv
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin praepositivus, from Latin praepositus, past participle of praeponere
Date: 1583
: put before : PREFIXED
– pre · pos · i · tive · ly adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012