To pronounce "preposition", say PREP-os-it-ion — 4 syllables, IPA /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
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"preposition" has 4 syllables: prep-os-it-ion. It rhymes with seposition, if that helps it stick.
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"Preposition" has 4 syllables: prep · os · it · ion.
The IPA transcription of "preposition" is /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/.
Preposition: (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.
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