juxtaposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce juxtaposition in British English:
UK [ˌdʒʌkstəpə'zɪʃn]
How to pronounce juxtaposition in American English:
US [ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
- a side-by-side position
Word Origin
- juxtaposition
- juxtaposition: see joust
- juxtaposition (n.)
- 1660s, from French juxtaposition (1660s), from Latin iuxta "beside, near" + French position (see position (n.)). Latin iuxta is a contraction of *iugista (adv.), superlative of adjective *iugos "closely connected," from stem of iugum "yoke," from iungere "to join" (see jugular).
Example
- 1. But it 's the juxtaposition of these releases that is most striking .
- 2. It was a charming juxtaposition of modern technology and 15th-century art .
- 3. The project dazzles with its jarring juxtaposition of old and new , refusing to conceal its cut-and-pasted , collaged aesthetic .
- 4. Little is more basic to human perception than physical juxtaposition , and so ubiquitous computers must know where they are .
- 5. There were so many films and television shows that exploited both the dramatic and comedy potential of a juxtaposition of different scales : tiny people in a normal-sized world .