JUXTAPOSITION


Meaning of JUXTAPOSITION in English

— juxtapositional , adj.

/juk'steuh peuh zish"euhn/ , n.

1. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.

2. the state of being close together or side by side.

[ 1655-65; juxta side by side + F position POSITION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .