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