noun
compound preposition; complex preposition; phrasal preposition
A grammar term for multi-word prepositions such as 'in front of' or 'because of'. Used in linguistics and language teaching contexts.
See also: 群前置詞
「in front of」は複合前置詞の一例です。
'In front of' is an example of a compound preposition.
English compound prepositions include 'because of' and 'according to'.