apposition meaning
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apposition (noun): a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.
apposition has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
apposition as a noun
- a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
- `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition
Type of: modification
Related forms: appositional
- (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
Type of: growth
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
- it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors
Synonyms: juxtaposition, collocation
Type of: placement
Kinds: tessellation
Related forms: appose
Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in ON · 10-letter words
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