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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb.
2. 2
   Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.
3. 3
   A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages.

Etymology

From pre- + verb.

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