prepositional phrase

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[edit] Noun

Singular
prepositional phrase

Plural
prepositional phrases

prepositional phrase (plural prepositional phrases)

Examples

The man in the story walked along the beach.
  1. (grammar) a phrase that has both a preposition and its object or complement; may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.

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  • Arabic: please add this translation if you can
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  • Dutch: voorzetselconstituent nl(nl)
  • Finnish: prepositioilmaus fi(fi)
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • German: Präpositionalphrase de(de) f.
  • Hindi: please add this translation if you can
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