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Juxtaposition - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Juxtaposition : (noun)
1: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it
is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting
colors" [syn: apposition, collocation]
2: a side-by-side position
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Juxtaposition : \Jux`ta*po*si"tion\, n. [L. juxta near _ positio
position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and
Position.]
A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side
by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.
Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition.
--Glanvill.
Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity.
--Hare.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Juxtaposition : Juxtaposition: The prefix "juxta-" comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaposition is thus the act of placing two or more things side by side or the state of being
so placed.
To lose a pair of juxtaposed teeth is to lose teeth that are next to one another.
Apposition is synonymous with juxtaposition.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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