True. A preposition is indeed called so because it is positioned before a noun (or a noun phrase) to link it to another word in a sentence, indicating relationships related to time, place, direction, and more. The prefix "pre-" means "before," which reflects this positioning in a phrase.
True of false: A preposition is called this way because it is a word that is pre-positioned, that is, positioned before , a noun.
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