preposição

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praepositiōnem (“preposition”), from prae- (“pre-”) + positiō (“position”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pre‧po‧si‧ção

Noun

preposição f (plural preposições)

  1. (grammar) preposition (type of word such as “of”, “from”, “for”, “by”)
  2. the act of putting in front
    Synonym: anteposição
    Antonym: posposição

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