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Juxtaposition

//ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. countable, uncountable

    "It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces."

  2. 2
    the act of positioning close together (or side by side) wordnet
  3. 3
    The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.; An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together. countable, uncountable

    "Example: mother father instead of mother and father"

  4. 4
    a side-by-side position wordnet
  5. 5
    The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.; An absence of operators in an expression. countable, uncountable

    "Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab."

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  1. 6
    The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. countable, uncountable

    "There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above."

  2. 7
    The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.; Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect. countable, uncountable

    "The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional."

  3. 8
    The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.; The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist. countable, rhetoric, uncountable

    "Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive."

Verb
  1. 1
    To place in juxtaposition.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

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