- apposition ap·po·si·tion n
- [ˌæpə'zɪʃ(ə)n]
Gram apposizione f
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apposition ap·po·si·tion n
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Apposition — Ap po*si tion, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See {Apposite}.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. [1913 Webster] It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The putting of things in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apposition — The word apposition has several senses including the act of adding or accretion and also the putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side. Growth by apposition is a mode of growth that is characteristic of many tissues in the body by which … Medical dictionary
Growth by apposition — Apposition Ap po*si tion, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See {Apposite}.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. [1913 Webster] It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The putting of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apposition — ap•po•si•tion [[t]ˌæp əˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of placing together or bringing into proximity 2) the addition of one thing to another thing 3) gram. a grammatical relation between expressions, usu. consecutive, that have the same referent and… … From formal English to slang
apposition — ap|po|si|tion [ˌæpəˈzıʃən] n [U] technical in grammar, an occasion when a simple sentence contains two or more noun phrases that describe the same thing or person, appearing one after the other without a word such as and or or between them. For… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apposition — ap|po|si|tion [ ,æpə zıʃn ] noun uncount LINGUISTICS the relationship between two noun phrases that are used in the same way and refer to the same person or thing. For example in My best friend, Jane, likes swimming. , my best friend and Jane are … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apposition — ap·po·si·tion || ‚æpÉ™ zɪʃn n. act of positioning side by side; sentence structure, word placement … English contemporary dictionary
apposition — ap·po·si·tion … English syllables
apposition — ap|po|si|tion sb., en, er, erne (LINGVISTIK forklarende tilføjelse til et led) … Dansk ordbog
ap|po|si|tion — «AP uh ZIHSH uhn», noun. 1. a) a placing together in the same grammatical relation. b) the relation to a noun or pronoun of another noun or noun equivalent which is added to it as an explanation or identification. In “Mr. Brown, our neighbor, has … Useful english dictionary
ap´po|si´tion|al|ly — ap|po|si|tion|al «AP uh ZIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with apposition; appositive. –ap´po|si´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
