What does JUXtaposition mean?
Definitions for JUXtaposition
ˌdʒʌk stə pəˈzɪʃ ənjux·ta·po·si·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
juxtaposition, apposition, collocationnoun
the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
"it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
juxtapositionnoun
a side-by-side position
Wiktionary
juxtapositionnoun
The nearness of objects with no delimiter.
juxtapositionnoun
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.
juxtapositionverb
To place in juxtaposition.
Etymology: From juxtaposition, from iuxta from Latin iungo + French position from Latin pono.
Wikipedia
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc.
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juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is a literary technique where two or more ideas, places, characters or actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. It serves to show a linkage or relationship between the two elements or to emphasize their differences to create an effect, convey a meaning or to reveal a truth.
Webster Dictionary
Juxtapositionverb
a placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words
Etymology: [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Juxtaposition
juks-ta-pō-zish′un, n. a placing or being placed near: contiguity.—v.t. Juxtapose′, to place side by side. [L. juxta, near, and position.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of JUXtaposition in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of JUXtaposition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of JUXtaposition in a Sentence
I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning , or destroyed it altogether.
I wanted to see how some of my friends are coping now under The Taliban rule, there is also always the curiosity to see how the real situation at hand is, in juxtaposition to what we all see and hear in Western media.
While we cannot explain the reason for her behavior, the juxtaposition of a previously-wild orca against the stark backdrop of the park’s performance area is unsettling, to say the least.
There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection.
He was basically juxtaposing pictures that seemed to tell a story when put side by side, either one dancer's movement led into the other picture or maybe there was a relationship between the dancers' shapes. ... He had a design strategy of pairing images that became very exciting, because the connotation of (one) picture could be expanded by the juxtaposition to another picture.
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