Apposition Definition & Meaning
apposition
- noun
- a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
- (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
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- What does apposition mean?
- a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition" (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
- What part of speech is apposition?
- Apposition is a noun.
- How many definitions does apposition have?
- Apposition has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).