apposition English

Meaning apposition meaning

What does apposition mean?

apposition

— noun a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows 'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition

— noun (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material

— noun (= juxtaposition) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors

Synonyms apposition synonyms

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apposition English » English

juxtaposition

collocation

objection

contradiction

antagonism

subtend

same rank

paralleling

noun in apposition

line up

equality

disposition

disclosure

deployment

comparison

arraying

arrayal

array

arrangement in parallel