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on the internet

on the internet prepositional phrase: having internet service in one's home.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, dated) Having internet service in one's home.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, internet.

Questions about on the internet

What does on the internet mean?
On the internet means having internet service in one's home.
What part of speech is on the internet?
On the internet is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the internet in the dictionary

  1. on the hush-hush
  2. on the hustle
  3. on the improve
  4. on the inside
  5. on the instant
  6. on the internet
  7. on the Internet nobody knows you're a dog
  8. on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
  9. on the jar
  10. on the job
  11. on the jump

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