prepositive
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See also: prépositive
Alternative forms
- præpositive (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin praepositivus, past participle of praepono (“to place before, to place ahead of”).
Adjective
prepositive (not comparable)
- Put before; prefixed.
- Antonym: postpositive
- a prepositive adjective
- a prepositive cone
- a prepositive object
- a prepositive particle
- a prepositive verb
Derived terms
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Noun
prepositive (plural prepositives)
- A prepositive word.
References
- “prepositive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Adjective
prepositive
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