preverb
The English word “preverb” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb.
- Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.
- 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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