adprep

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noun

A word that functions both as an adverb and as a preposition.

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Meanings

nounadprep (plural adpreps)

plural adpreps

  1. grammarA word that functions both as an adverb and as a preposition.

    Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and a primary, invariable adverb, the latter including the heads of reduced prepositional phrases but excluding adpreps.

    2000, Claudia Claridge, Multi-word Verbs in Early Modern English: A Corpus-based Study

Origin

Shortening.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

adprep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adprep

MLA

“adprep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adprep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adprep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adprep.

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