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Apposition

//ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩// noun

Noun

1
A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence. countable, uncountable
"The apposition in the title has been read as indicating that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is equivalent to ‘colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases’."
2
the act of positioning close together (or side by side) wordnet
3
The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases. countable, uncountable
4
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material wordnet
5
The quality of being side by side, apposed instead of opposed, next to each other. countable, uncountable

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6
a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows wordnet
7
A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things. countable, uncountable
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The growth of successive layers of a cell wall. countable, uncountable
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Appositio, the addition of an element not syntactically required. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
10
A public disputation by scholars. countable, uncountable
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A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London. UK, countable, uncountable

From Middle English apposicioun, from Middle French apposition, from Latin appositiō, past participle of appōnere (“to put near”).

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