Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepositional phrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: prepo-si-tion-al phrase
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.

Inflected Forms

prepositional phrases (plural)

Phrases

phrasal preposition

Frequently Paired Words

phrasal preposition postpositional phrase

Synonyms

PP

Questions

What does prepositional phrase mean?: A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.

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