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Apposition

noun
1.
A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.
2.
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material.
3.
The act of positioning close together (or side by side).  Synonyms: collocation, juxtaposition.



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in apposition


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"Apposition" Quotes from Famous Books



... at any season other than prostrate. She craves nothing save that you continue in being—her sun: which is your firm constitutional endeavour: and thus you have a most exact alliance; she supplying spirit to your matter, while at the same time presenting matter to your spirit, verily a comfortable apposition. The Gods do ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith


Words linked to "Apposition" :   biological science, appose, position, growing, tessellation, location, biology, limiting, maturation, ontogenesis, qualifying, placement, ontogeny, growth, development, positioning, locating, emplacement, modification


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