Meaning of apposition

Definition of apposition

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

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