APPOSITION


Meaning of APPOSITION in English

If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in ~, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in ‘Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.’

N-UNCOUNT: usu in N

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