English noun: apposition |
1. | apposition a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows |
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| Samples | `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition.
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| Broader (hypernym) | limiting, modification, qualifying |
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2. | apposition (process) (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material |
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| Broader (hypernym) | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny |
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| Domain category | biological science, biology |
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3. | apposition (act) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) |
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| Samples | It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors.
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| Synonyms | collocation, juxtaposition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | tessellation |
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