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preposition
Overview of noun preposition
The noun preposition has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) preposition -- (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)
2. preposition -- ((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))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preposition
2 senses of preposition
Sense 1
preposition
=> function word, closed-class word
=> word
=> language unit, linguistic unit
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
preposition
=> place, position
=> item, point
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun preposition
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preposition
2 senses of preposition
Sense 1
preposition
=> function word, closed-class word
Sense 2
preposition
=> place, position
Antonyms of noun preposition
Member Holonyms of noun preposition
Substance Holonyms of noun preposition
Part Holonyms of noun preposition
Member Meronyms of noun preposition
Substance Meronyms of noun preposition
Part Meronyms of noun preposition
Meronyms of noun preposition
Holonyms of noun preposition
Attributes of noun preposition
Derived Forms of noun preposition
1 of 2 senses of preposition
Sense 2
preposition
RELATED TO>(verb) prepose#1
=> prepose
Domain of noun preposition
1 of 2 senses of preposition
Sense 2
preposition
TOPIC>(noun) linguistics#1
Domain Terms of noun preposition
Familiarity of noun preposition
preposition used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun preposition
2 senses of preposition
Sense 1
preposition
> function word, closed-class word
=> determiner, determinative
=> preposition
=> pronoun
=> conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
=> particle
Sense 2
preposition
> place, position
=> postposition
=> preposition
Meronyms of noun preposition
2 senses of preposition
Sense 1
preposition
=> function word, closed-class word
HAS PART: grammatical meaning
=> word
HAS PART: syllable
HAS PART: affix
Holonyms of noun preposition
Grep of noun preposition
object of a preposition
preposition
prepositional object
prepositional phrase
Grep of adj preposition
prepositional
Grep of adv preposition
prepositionally
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