APPOSITIVE


Meaning of APPOSITIVE in English

— appositively , adj.

/euh poz"i tiv/ , Gram.

n.

1. a word or phrase in apposition.

adj.

2. placed in apposition.

3. (of an adjective or adjectival phrase) directly following the noun it modifies.

[ 1685-95; APPOSIT(ION) + -IVE ]

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