What is the meaning of apposition?

noun

  • A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.
    • usage: "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
  • Biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material. (
  • The act of positioning close together (or side by side. )
    • usage: "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
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