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apposition

noun

ap·​po·​si·​tion ˌa-pə-ˈzi-shən How to pronounce apposition (audio)
plural appositions
1
a
: a grammatical construction in which two or more usually adjacent words, phrases, or clauses (especially nouns or noun equivalents) that have the same referent stand in the same syntactical relation to the rest of a sentence (such as the poet and Burns in "a biography of the poet Burns")
b
: the relation between such words, phrases, or clauses
2
a
: an act or instance of apposing
specifically : the deposition of successive layers upon those already present (as in cell walls)
b
: the state of being apposed
appositional
ˌa-pə-ˈzish-nəl How to pronounce apposition (audio)
-ˈzi-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Example Sentences

In “my friend the doctor,” the word “doctor” is in apposition to “my friend.”
Recent Examples on the Web This type is called an apposition compound eye, meaning each lens acts independently to create a mosaic image of what a creature sees. Riley Black, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2020 But other elements were recognizable, like the flat vowels and the plaid shirts and the helpful practicality, like the lonesomeness of the undifferentiated plains, like the apposition of wilderness and chain stores. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Middle English apposicioun, apposicion "addition, application, apposition in grammar," borrowed from Medieval Latin appositiōn-, appositiō "application, addition, syntactic juxtaposition," going back to Late Latin,"application, addition," going back to Latin, "comparison," from apposi-, variant stem of appōnere "to place near, put or fit on, contribute as an additional element" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at apposite

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of apposition was in the 15th century

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