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apposition

ap·po·si·tion

UK/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows

  • “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer”
2.

(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material

3.

locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions

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Origin

From Middle English apposicioun, from Middle French apposition, from Latin appositiō, past participle of appōnere (“to put near”).

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