ANTEPOSITION

Etymology

Noun

anteposition (plural antepositions)

(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.

Source: Wiktionary


An`te*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. antepositio. See Position.] (Gram.)

Definition: The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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