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Preterition Definition & Meaning

preterition
noun
  1. suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

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What does preterition mean?
suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
What part of speech is preterition?
Preterition is a noun.

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