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pre·po·si·tion

preposition

 
pronunciation:
pre p zI shn
part of speech: noun
definition: a word that shows a connection or relation between a noun or pronoun and some other word. In the sentence, "We went to the market and talked about the weather," "to" and "about" are prepositions.
derivations: prepositional (adj.), prepositionally (adv.)