Apposition - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌæpəˈzɪʃn|
Brit.
|æpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side) (syn: collocation, juxtaposition)
'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) (syn: collocation, juxtaposition)
Extra examples
In “my friend the doctor,” the word “doctor” is in apposition to “my friend.”
'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition
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