phrasal preposition

(grammar) A preposition composed of several words rather than just one.

Japanese Meaning

複合前置詞：複数の単語から成る前置詞、すなわち一つの単語だけでなく複数の語で構成される前置詞を指す。

A phrasal preposition like "in front of" acts as a single grammatical unit despite consisting of multiple words.

「in front of」のような複合前置詞は、複数の語から成り立っていても一つの文法的な単位として機能します。

Sense（1）

(grammar) A preposition composed of several words rather than just one.

In English, most phrasal prepositions consist of an adverbial followed by a one-word preposition.

phrasal prepositions

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