APPOSITION


Meaning of APPOSITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌæpəuˈzɪʃən ]

n. 1 placing side by side; juxtaposition. 2 Gram. the placing of a word next to another, esp. the addition of one noun to another, in order to qualify or explain the first (e.g. William the Conqueror; my friend Sue). øøappositional adj. [ME f. F apposition or f. LL appositio (as APPOSITE, -ITION)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.