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Webster 1913 Edition

Prepositive

Pre-pos′i-tive

,
Adj.
[L.
praepositivus
: cf. F.
prépositif
.]
(Gram.)
Put before; prefixed;
as, a
prepositive
particle
.
–
Noun.
A prepositive word.
Tooke.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prepositive

PREPOS'ITIVE

,
Adj.
Put before; as a prepositive particle.

PREPOS'ITIVE

,
Noun.
[supra.] A word or particle put before another word.

Definition 2024

prepositive

prepositive

See also: prépositive

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

prepositive ‎(not comparable)

  1. Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle.

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

prepositive ‎(plural prepositives)

  1. A prepositive word.

References

  • prepositive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Adjective

prepositive

  1. Feminine plural form of prepositivo

Etymology

From Latin praepositivus, past participle of praepono ‎(“to place before, to place ahead of”)

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