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1. (n.) apposition
the act of placing together or bringing into proximity.
2. apposition
the addition of one thing to another thing.
3. apposition
a grammatical relation between expressions, usu. consecutive, that have the same referent and the same relation to other elements in the sentence, as between our first president and Washington in
Washington, our first president, was born in Virginia.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < LL appositiō)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) apposition
a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
"`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
2. (noun) apposition
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
3. (noun) juxtaposition, apposition, collocation
the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
"it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
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1. (noun) Apposition
the act of adding; application; accretion
2. (noun) Apposition
the putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed
3. (noun) Apposition
the state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first
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