apposition
noun
/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/
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- (grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- (biology) The growth of successive layers of a cell wall.
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apposition
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apposite
adjective
/əˈpɑ.zɪt/
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/əˈpɒz.ɪt/
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/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/
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- Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
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accessible
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- Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- Related, homologous.
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parallèle
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