circumposition
/ˌsɜɹkəmpəˈzɪʃən/
noun 3
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1VERB + CIRCUMPOSITION
hole
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noun
1
The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
Ho and Boothroyd (1979) studied the intraposition of a peg into a hole and the circumposition of a part with a hole onto a peg.
2
A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
Ardestani has some postpositions: da "in," rd "for," and circumpositions: az.... da "from," pes... da "before," etc.
3
The act of circumposing.
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Ho and Boothroyd (1979) studied the intraposition of a peg into a hole and the circumposition of a part with a hole onto a peg.
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Ardestani has some postpositions: da "in," rd "for," and circumpositions: az.... da "from," pes... da "before," etc.
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