Juxtaposition definition

jŭkstə-pə-zĭshən

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Juxtaposition is defined as the act of placing two things side by side for comparison.

An example of a juxtaposition is the placing of baby blue and sky blue next to each other to see how they differ.

noun

The nearness of objects with no delimiter.

(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

Example: mother father instead of mother and father.
(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.

Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. collapses to .

noun

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

(art) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.
(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.

There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.

noun

The act or an instance of juxtaposing or the state of being juxtaposed.

noun

To place in juxtaposition.

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juxtaposition

Plural:

juxtapositions

From French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near") from Latin iungō (“to join") + French position (“position") from Latin pōnō (“to place").

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