PREPOSITION: "used as a function word [indicating] a limit or boundary" Crossword Clue

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PREPOSITION: "used as a function word [indicating] a limit or boundary" Crossword Answer

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PREPOSITION (noun)
1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
FUNCTION (noun)
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
2. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
FUNCTION (verb)
1. perform as expected when applied
2. serve a purpose, role, or function

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