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prepositive

UK/pɹiːˈpɒzɪtɪv/US/pɹiˈpɑzɪtɪv/

prepositive adjective: put before; prefixed.

Adjective

prepositive (not comparable)

  1. Put before; prefixed.
    • a prepositive adjective
    • a prepositive cone
    Antonyms:
    postpositive

Noun

prepositive (plural prepositives)

  1. A prepositive word.

Examples of prepositive in a sentence

  • a prepositive object
  • a prepositive particle

Antonyms of prepositive

Forms of prepositive

Adjective
alternative formpræpositive
Noun
pluralprepositives

Origin of prepositive

From Latin praepositivus, past participle of praepono (“to place before, to place ahead of”).

Words formed from prepositive

Phrases with prepositive

Questions about prepositive

What does prepositive mean?
Prepositive means put before; prefixed.
How do you use prepositive in a sentence?
a prepositive object
What part of speech is prepositive?
Prepositive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce prepositive?
Prepositive is pronounced /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near prepositive in the dictionary

  1. prepositioning
  2. prepositionless
  3. prepositionlessness
  4. prepositions
  5. prepositions of place
  6. prepositive
  7. prepositive adjective
  8. prepositive adjectives
  9. prepositively
  10. prepositives
  11. prepositor

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