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ap·po·si·tion A0382100 (ăp′ə-zĭsh′ən)n.1. Grammar a. A construction in which a noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both having the same syntactic relation to the other elements in the sentence; for example, Copley and the painter in The painter Copley was born in Boston.b. The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.2. A placing side by side or next to each other.3. Biology The growth of successive layers of a cell wall.
[Middle English apposicioun, from Latin appositiō, appositiōn-, from appositus, past participle of appōnere, to put near; see apposite.]
ap′po·si′tion·al adj.ap′po·si′tion·al·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | appositional - relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"appositive |
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