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preposition
Definition:
(nou) a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word (nou) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
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The object of a compound preposition is in the genitive.
In other words, preposition is the superclass while adverb is the subclass.
The preposition remains a preposition.
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