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apposition in French

apposition in French is apposition — apposition means 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.

apposition in French

apposition
noun

What does "apposition" mean?

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
  3. noun The quality of being side by side, apposed instead of opposed, next to each other.
  4. noun A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
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What is "apposition" in French?

"apposition" in French is apposition. apposition means: 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.

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