Dictionary Check: apposition
"apposition" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
noun
a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
Example:
"‘Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer’ is an example of apposition"
noun
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
noun
the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
Example:
"it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
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