preposition, n.
(prepositions)
freq. cnt. 2
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.communication>
freq. cnt.: 2
freq. cnt.: 2
preposition
semantic pointers
hypernym
(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)
<noun.communication>
preposition
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym