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apposition
a construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both having the same syntactic function in the sentence

For example, in the phrase my friend Alice the name Alice is in apposition to my friend.

apposition
A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things
apposition
The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other
apposition
the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact
apposition
{n} a putting to or near, an addition
apposition
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
apposition
The act of adding; application; accretion
apposition
In biology, the growth of successive layers of a cell wall
apposition
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition
apposition
the juxtaposition of two nouns, the second of which clarifies the first "The man, a leather-clad hoodlum, bolted from the scene when the police showed up "
apposition
Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first
apposition
The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator
apposition
a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
apposition
a grammatical construction in which two typically adjacent nouns referring to the same person or thing stand in the same syntactical relation to the rest of a sentence For example, in "the rally of the opposition Labor Party", "Labor Party" is in apposition with "opposition"
apposition
The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases
apposition
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apposition
The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed
apposition
A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows It frequently expresses equality or a set membership relationship For example, "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer [had a very shiny nose]" - here Rudolph = the unique red-nosed reindeer Another example, "Freewheelin' Franklin, an underground comic-strip character, [was into drugs and rock music]", expresses a set membership relation: Freewheeling_Franklin in "underground comic-strip characters"
apposition
If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in `Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'. in grammar, an occasion when a simple sentence contains two or more noun phrases that describe the same thing or person, appearing one after the other without a word such as 'and' or 'or' between them. For example, in the sentence 'The defendant, a woman of thirty, denies kicking the policeman' the two phrases 'the defendant' and 'a woman of thirty' are in apposition
apposition
(apposisjon): expansion of a noun phrase, whereby a second noun phrase is added which has the same reference as the first, but a different form E g Tony Blair, the British prime minister; my youngest sister, Carrie; the most beautiful cottage, the place I always dreamt of owning Sometimes a nominal clause can be in apposition to a noun phrase, if it defines or specifies the reference of the noun phrase E g the fact that they can’t afford it; their belief that nature is sacred
apposition
{i} act of positioning side by side; sentence structure, word placement
apposition
the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
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