apposition Meaning and Definition
1. n. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
2. n. (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
3. n. a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to identify the other in a different way.
Synonyms accord agreement apposition appropriateness aptness coherence cohesion compatibility concord concurrence conformability congruity consonance constancy correspondence evenness fitness harmony homogeneity invariability likeness proportion similarity stability steadfastness steadiness suitability symmetry uniformity union unity
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