apposition
/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/noun
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(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
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The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
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The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other.
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A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
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In biology, the growth of successive layers of a cell wall.
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Appositio
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A public disputation by scholars.
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A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London.
Synonyms:
parathesis