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preposition

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "preposition" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
3syllables

preposition

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

preposition is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, preposition is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpreposition

1noun
  • (grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.
  • A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
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