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apposition definition

ap·po·si·tion (ap′ə zis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. an apposing or being apposed; putting side by side
  2. the position resulting from this
  3. Gram.
    1. the placing of a word or expression beside another so that the second explains and has the same grammatical construction as the first
    2. the relationship between such terms (Ex.: my cousin is in apposition with Mary in “Mary, my cousin, is here”)

Etymology: L appositio, a setting before < appositus: see appose

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