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preposition

n.
1.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
2.(linguistics) 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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    Idiom of the Day

    split hairs
    to make unnecessary distinctions about something
    The manager makes many good points but he has a tendency to split hairs and waste our time.



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