apposition
the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
the addition or application of one thing to another thing.
Grammar. a syntactic relation between expressions, usually consecutive, that have the same function and the same relation to other elements in the sentence, the second expression identifying or supplementing the first. In Washington, our first president, the phrase our first president is in apposition with Washington.
Biology. growth of a cell wall by the deposition of new particles in layers on the wall.: Compare intussusception (def. 2).
Origin of apposition
1Other words from apposition
- ap·po·si·tion·al, adjective
- ap·po·si·tion·al·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with apposition
- apposition , opposition
Words Nearby apposition
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How to use apposition in a sentence
"The Alfar's Lament" is the early dawn, and is in apposition to "early morn," in the following line.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonMoreover, the difference is not absolute; there are intermediary stages between apposition and intussusception.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelThe raw areas are brought into apposition with fine sutures.
He is thrown into too humbling an apposition with the author of Hamlet.
Lay Morals | Robert Louis StevensonIn apposition with some other nominative word, adding to the meaning of that word: "The reaper Death with his sickle keen."
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
British Dictionary definitions for apposition
/ (ˌæpəˈzɪʃən) /
a putting into juxtaposition
a grammatical construction in which a word, esp a noun phrase, is placed after another to modify its meaning
biology growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposition of successive layers of material: Compare intussusception (def. 2)
Derived forms of apposition
- appositional, adjective
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