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position vs preposition

preposition vs position

position and preposition both are nouns.

position is a verb but preposition is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
preposition Yes No No No
As nouns, preposition is a hyponym of position; that is, preposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: an item on a list or in a sequence
  • preposition: (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
Other hyponyms of position include postposition.
position (noun) preposition (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
a job in an organization (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) preposition (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between position and preposition

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