ap·po·si·tion ( p  -z sh n)n. 1. Grammar a. A construction in which a noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both having the same syntactic relation to the other elements in the sentence; for example, Copley and the painter in The painter Copley was born in Boston. b. The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases. 2. A placing side by side or next to each other. 3. Biology The growth of successive layers of a cell wall. [Middle English apposicioun, from Latin appositi  , appositin-, from appositus, past participle of appnere, to put near; see apposite.]ap po·sition·al adj.ap po·sition·al·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | appositional - relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun" |
Translations
appositional [ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl] ADJ → aposicional
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