anteposition

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/æntɪpəˈzɪʃən/

noun

The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.

OriginLatin anteponere →
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Meanings

nounanteposition (countable and uncountable, plural antepositions)

plural antepositions

  1. countablerareuncountableThe placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.

Origin

  1. Latinanteponere
  2. Englishanteposition

From Latin anteponere.

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Translations

Catalan anteposició
  • anteposicióthe placing of something in front of something else
French antéposition
  • antépositionthe placing of something in front of something else
Portuguese anteposição
  • anteposiçãothe placing of something in front of something else
Spanish anteposición
  • anteposiciónthe placing of something in front of something else
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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