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A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PP
Antonyms: none provided
a phrase beginning with a preposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: phrase
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
կապային կառույց
(kapayin kaṙuycʻ)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Armenian:
նախդրավոր կառույց
(naxdravor kaṙuycʻ)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Chinese Mandarin:
介詞短語 /介词短语
(jiècí duǎnyǔ)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Czech:
předložková vazba
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Danish:
præpositionsforbindelse
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Dutch:
voorzetselconstituent
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Finnish:
prepositiolauseke
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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French:
syntagme prépositionnel
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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German:
Präpositionalphrase
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Icelandic:
forsetningarliður
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Italian:
sintagma preposizionale
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Japanese:
前置詞句
(zenchishiku)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Khmer:
កន្សោមមានធ្នាក់
(kɑnsaom mien tneak)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Korean:
전치사구
(jeonchisagu)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Polish:
wyrażenie przyimkowe
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Portuguese:
frase preposicional
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Russian:
предло́жно-именно́е сочета́ние
(predlóžno-imennóje sočetánije)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Russian:
предло́жная гру́ппа
(predlóžnaja grúppa)
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Northern Sami:
preposišuvdnagihppu
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Scottish Gaelic:
abairt roimhearach
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Spanish:
sintagma preposicional
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Spanish:
frase preposicional
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
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Turkish:
ilgeç öbeği
— phrase containing both a preposition and its complement
