(grammar) a word or group of words, such as in, from, to, out of and on behalf of, used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method
prepositional adjective:
a prepositional phrase (= a preposition and the noun following it, for example at night or after breakfast)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is preposition a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, preposition is tagged as noun.
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