preposicioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === preposicion, preposicyon === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French preposicion, from Latin praepositiō; equivalent to pre- +‎ posicioun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌprɛːpɔziˈsjuːn/, /ˌprɛːpɔˈzisjun/ === Noun === preposicioun (plural preposiciouns) (grammar) A preposition; an adposition preceding the word it modifies. (rare) That which grants notability or importance. ==== Descendants ==== English: preposition ==== References ==== “prēposiciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 November 2018.