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appositiveAn appositive is a noun that serves to describe or rename another noun (or pronoun) that appears directly before it in a sentence. When an appositive is made up of a noun phrase, it is known as an appositive phrase.Continue reading...ap·pos·i·tive A0382200 (ə-pŏz′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Of, relating to, or being in apposition.n. Grammar A word or phrase that is in apposition.
ap·pos′i·tive·ly adv.appositive (əˈpɒzɪtɪv) adj1. (Grammar) grammar a. standing in appositionb. another word for nonrestrictive2. (Biology) of or relating to apposition3. (Grammar) of or relating to appositionn (Grammar) an appositive word or phrase apˈpositively advap•pos•i•tive (əˈpɒz ɪ tɪv)
n. 1. a word or phrase in apposition. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or placed in apposition. [1685–95] ap•pos′i•tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | appositive - relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"appositional |
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ap·pos·i·tive (ă-poz'i-tiv) Word or phrase preceding or following a noun that identifies or explains the noun. [L. appono, appositum, to place next to]appositiveenUK
Related to appositive: prepositional phraseSynonyms for appositiveadj relating to or being in appositionSynonyms |