apposition
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apposition Definition
(n)
a
grammatical
relation
between
a
word
and
a
noun
phrase
that
follows
; "`
Rudolph
the
red
-
nosed
reindeer
''
is
an
example
of
apposition
"
(n) (
biology
)
growth
in
the
thickness
of
a
cell
wall
by
the
deposit
of
successive
layers
of
material
(n)
the
act
of
positioning
close
together
(
or
side
by
side
); "
it
is
the
result
of
the
juxtaposition
of
contrasting
colors
"
apposition Synonyms
apposition
collocation
juxtaposition
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