Prepositive Definition
prĭ-pŏzĭ-tĭv
adjective
Occurring or placed before another word.
American Heritage
Put before; prefixed.
Webster's New World
noun
A word or particle occurring or placed before another word.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Prepositive
Noun
Singular:
prepositive
Plural:
prepositivesOrigin of Prepositive
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Late Latin praepositīvus from Latin praepositus past participle of praepōnere to put in front preposition1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin praepositivus, past participle of praepono (“to place before, to place ahead of")
From Wiktionary
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