apposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce apposition in British English:
UK [ˌæpəˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce apposition in American English:
US [ˌæpəˈzɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
- (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)
Word Origin
- apposition (n.)
- "application" (of one thing to another), mid-15c., originally in grammatical sense, from Latin appositionem (nominative appositio), noun of action from past participle stem of apponere "to put to" (see apposite). General sense is from 1540s.
Example
- 1. Poor apposition due to injury or congenital defects .
- 2. When we meet the gaze of another two nervous systems achieve a palpable and intimate apposition .
- 3. In this case , however , the explanatory phrase " king of judah " would undoubtedly have been put in apposition to the name .
- 4. The new wall is then thickened by apposition .
- 5. My cousin is in apposition with maria in " maria , my cousin , is here " .