appositional
- a word derived from apposition.
Example Sentences
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They also increase in width through appositional growth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A colon is used to introduce a series of particulars, either appositional or explanatory, which the reader has been led to expect by the first clause of the sentence.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
Possessive, appositional, of nouns, 49. as antecedent of relative, 285. double, of nouns, 54. double, of pronouns.
From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt
Composition.—It is only, however, when himself and themselves, are in the accusative case, that the construction is appositional.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
It signifies, “fair the world,” i.e. happy, and is used with possessive pronouns and appositional genitives.
From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Jenner, Henry
