APPOSITION


Meaning of APPOSITION in English

/ ˌæpəˈzɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( grammar ) the use of a noun phrase immediately after another noun phrase which refers to the same person or thing :

In the phrase 'Paris, the capital of France', 'the capital of France' is in apposition to 'Paris'.

••

WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from late Latin appositio(n-) , from apponere to apply, from ad- towards + ponere put.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.