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Meaning of circumposition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
    countable, uncountable
  2. A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
    countable, uncountable
  3. The act of circumposing.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Zirkumposition

Examples

“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.”
“Ardestani has some postpositions: da "in," rd "for," and circumpositions: az.... da "from," pes... da "before," etc.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

circumpunct circumpyrene circumradius circumrotation circumscribability Circumscribe

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