apposition
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for apposition, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (grammar) The placing of a noun or noun phrase next to another one to explain or rename it, with both having the same role in the sentence.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
(grammar) The placing of a noun or noun phrase next to another one to explain or rename it, with both having the same role in the sentence.
“The apposition in the title has been read as indicating that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is equivalent to ‘colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases’.”
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English apposicioun, which came from Middle French apposition, itself from Latin appositiō, the past participle of appōnere (“to put near”).
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