Look up: apposition

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   apposition
   [n] - a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows 2. [n] - (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
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   Apposition
   the laying down of, or addition of.
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   Apposition
   Apposition: The word 'apposition' has several senses including the act of adding or accretion and also the putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side. Growth by apposition is a mode of growth that is characteristic of many tissues in the body by which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unor ...
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   apposition
   term used when paratactically joined forms are grammatically,but not in meaning equivalent e.g.John(,)the poor boy Category: Language and literature
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   Apposition
   Ap`po·si'tion noun [ Latin appositio , from apponere : confer French apposition . See Apposite .] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. « It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. » 2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. 3. (Gra ...
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   apposition
   1. The act of adding; application; accretion. 'It grows . . . By the apposition of new matter.' (Arbuthnot) ... 2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. ... 3. The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. He ...
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   apposition
   noun (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
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   apposition
   noun a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; ``Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer` is an example of apposition`
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   Apposition
   `Apposition` is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other. When this device is used, the two elements are said to be `in apposition`. For example in the phrase ``my friend Alice`` the name `Alice` is in apposition to `my friend`. More traditionally, appositions were called by their Latin name `appositio`, although the English form is no...
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    apposition
    (ap″ә-zish´әn) the placement of adjacent structures or parts so that they can come into contact; called also juxtaposition.
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    Apposition
    • (n.) The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first. • (n.) The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. • (n.) The act of adding; applicat...
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    apposition
    apposition 1. The relative position of two things that are next to each other. 2. The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other. 3. A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things. 4. A grammar relationship between noun phrases. The relationship between two ...
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