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Archaic Dialect Informal Literary
Definition

A word used to show a connection between things. It often shows what something is made from, what it contains, or who it belongs to.

A preposition indicating a relationship between a part and a whole, or expressing possession, origin, composition, or reference.


SIMPLE

She orders a cup of coffee.

CONTEXTUAL

A small group of tourists gathered at the end of the long pier.

COMPLEX

The committee released a report of their findings, an indictment of the culture of a company that had lost its sense of purpose.

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