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a

abaft

abeam

aboard

about

above

absent

across

afore

after

against

along

alongside

amid

amidst

among

amongst

an (see "a" for usage in front of consonants)

anenst

apropos ("apropos of" is a common derived term)

apud

around

as (also an adverb and a conjunction)

aside

astride

at

athwart

atop

barring

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

beyond

but

by

circa (sometimes abbreviated as "c." or "ca.")

concerning

despite

down

during

except

excluding

failing

following

for

forenenst

from

given

in

including

inside

into

like

mid (from "amid". Usually used poetically.)

midst (from "amidst". Usually used poetically.)

minus

modulo

near (also "nigh")

next

notwithstanding (also used postpositionally)

o' (apocopic form of of)

of

off

on

onto

opposite

out

outside

over

pace

past

per

plus

pro

qua

regarding

round

sans

save

since

than

through, thru (informal)

throughout, thruout (informal)

till (same as "until", with prosodic restrictions)

times

to

toward

towards

under

underneath

unlike

until

unto

up

upon

versus, commonly abbreviated as "vs.", or (principally in law or sports) as "v."

via

vice, meaning "in place of"[1]

vis-à-vis

with (sometimes written as "w/")

within (sometimes written as "w/in" or "w/i")

without (sometimes written as "w/o")

worth

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