APPOSITION
Scrabble letter values: A1P3P3O1S1I1T1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.
- noun (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material.
- noun the act of positioning close together (or side by side). — synonyms: juxtaposition, collocation
Examples
- “`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition”
- “it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors”