HyperDic: apposition

English > 3 senses of the word apposition:
NOUNrelationappositiona grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
processapposition(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
actapposition, juxtaposition, collocationthe act of positioning close together (or side by side)
English > apposition: 3 senses > noun 1, relation
MeaningA grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.
Example"'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
Broadermodification, qualifying, limitingThe grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning / meaning of the phrase
Spanishaposición
Catalanaposició
Adjectivesappositional, appositiverelating to or being in apposition
English > apposition: 3 senses > noun 2, process
Meaning(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material.
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Broadergrowth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
English > apposition: 3 senses > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of positioning close together (or side by side).
Synonymsjuxtaposition, collocation
NarrowertessellationThe careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern
Broaderplacement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacementThe act of putting something in a certain place
Spanishyuxtaposición
Catalanjuxtaposició
Verbsapposeplace side by side or in close proximity

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