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phrasal prepositions

phrasal prepositions is the plural of phrasal preposition.

Meaning of phrasal preposition

Noun

phrasal preposition (plural phrasal prepositions)

  1. A preposition composed of several words rather than just one.
    • In English, most phrasal prepositions consist of an adverbial followed by a one-word preposition.

Questions about phrasal prepositions

What is phrasal prepositions the plural of?
Phrasal prepositions is the plural of phrasal preposition.

Words near phrasal prepositions in the dictionary

  1. phrasal noun
  2. phrasal nouns
  3. phrasal preposition
  4. phrasal prepositional verb
  5. phrasal prepositional verbs
  6. phrasal prepositions
  7. phrasal typology
  8. phrasal verb
  9. phrasal verbs
  10. phrasally
  11. phrasals

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