juxtaposition
[juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uh n]
noun
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
the state of being close together or side by side.
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neighboring, adjoining, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, meeting, near, nearby, next, touching, abutting, approximal, contactual, juxtaposed
Nearby words
- juxtaepiphysial,
- juxtaglomerular,
- juxtaglomerular cell,
- juxtaglomerular granule,
- juxtapose,
- juárez,
- juárez, benito,
- jv,
- jwlr.,
- jwv
Origin of juxtaposition
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Examples from the Web for juxtapositional
Juxtapositional, combinatory, and inflectional strata in the formation of the Aryan language, iv.
Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV|Max MllerJuxtapositional, combinatory, and inflectional strata in the formation of the Aryan language, 138.
Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV|Max Mller
juxtaposition
1660s, from French juxtaposition (1660s), from Latin iuxta "beside, near" + French position (see position (n.)). Latin iuxta is a contraction of *iugista (adv.), superlative of adjective *iugos "closely connected," from stem of iugum "yoke," from iungere "to join" (see jugular).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
juxtaposition
[jŭk′stə-pə-zĭsh′ən]
n.
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