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Preposition vs Procession - What's the difference?

preposition | procession |

As nouns the difference between preposition and procession

is that preposition is any of a closed class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a 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 while procession is the act of progressing or proceeding.

As verbs the difference between preposition and procession

is that preposition is to place in a location before some other event occurs while procession is to take part in a procession.

preposition

English

(wikipedia preposition)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) praepositio'', from ''praeponere'' (to place before); ''prae'' (before) + ''ponere'' (to put, place); compare French ''''. (See position, and compare provost.) So called because it is usually placed before the word with which it is phrased, as in .

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (grammar) Any of a closed class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival]] or [[adverb, 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.
  • *
    • And in (121) below, we see that when a wh-NP is used as the Object of a Preposition , the whole Prepositional Phrase can undergo WH MOVEMENT:
    (121) (a)      [To whom''] can I send this letter —?
    (121) (b)      [''About what''] are they quarrelling —?
    (121) (c)      [''In which book     ] did you read about it —?
  • (obsolete) A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
  • * (rfdate),
    • He made a long preposition and oration.
    Hypernyms
    * adposition
    Coordinate terms
    * circumposition * postposition
    Derived terms
    * preposition of time * preposition of place * prepositional * prepositionally * prepositional phrase
    Related terms
    * prepose * prepositive

    See also

    * preverb

    Etymology 2

    From pre- + position

    Alternative forms

    * pre-position

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To place in a location before some other event occurs.
    • It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.
    English heteronyms ----

    procession

    English

    (wikipedia procession)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of progressing or proceeding.
    • (Bishop Pearson)
  • * Trench
    • That the procession of their life might be / More equable, majestic, pure, and free.
  • A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
    • a procession''' of mourners; the Lord Mayor's '''procession
  • * Shakespeare
    • the townsmen on procession
  • A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
  • (ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
    • (Shipley)

    Derived terms

    * proceed * process * processional

    Related terms

    * procedure

    See also

    * march-past * fly-past * cavalcade * motorcade * -cade * cortege * parade

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take part in a procession
  • (dated) To honour with a procession.
  • (transitive, legal, US, North Carolina and Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
  • * Burrill
    • To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.

    Synonyms

    * process

    External links

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