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ap·po·si·tion
 apposition
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of placing together or side by side.
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| definition 2: |
the position that results from such an act.
the apposition of motive and opportunity |
| definition 3: |
in grammar, the relationship, esp. of the second to the first, of two nouns or noun equivalents that are placed together in a sentence without a connecting conjunction, as in "Ed Smith, the famous athlete".
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adjective + (n.)apposition
axial, contiguous, elastic, embryonic, fashionable, generative, good, modernist, purple, required, respective, simple, subordinate
verb + (n.)apposition
form, regain
noun + (n.)apposition
alignment, alliteration, bloom, bone, clause, complement, compliment, flap, fracture, inversion, membrane, noun, reappearance, septum, valve
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| derivations: |
appositional (adj.), appositionally (adv.) |
The word apposition
contains the following part:
pos, -pose, pon, -pone, -pound
Latin
root
that means put, place
  Example words:
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