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   Prep·o·si·tion

   /ˌprepəˈziSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for?”: "using a preposition at the end of a sentence in everyday speech is common"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praepositio(n-), from the verb praeponere, from prae ‘before’ + ponere ‘to place’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

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   • P

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   • O

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   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

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   • N

     1

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