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Adjective: prepositive  pree'pó-zi-tiv
  1. (grammar) placed or occurring before another element, especially before the main word
    "In English, articles are prepositive modifiers"
Noun: prepositive  pree'pó-zi-tiv
  1. (grammar) a word or particle placed before another element, such as a prefix
    "In English, articles are prepositive elements"

Derived forms: prepositives

Encyclopedia: Prepositive