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noun
1.
a word or phrase in apposition.
adjective
2.
placed in apposition.
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Appositive
is always a great word to know.
So is guillemet. Does it mean:
| a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted. |
| one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations. |
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Example Sentences
- The opening appositive phrase in the first sentence is a dangler.
- They understood the modified predicate and compound appositive.
- Another dangling construction, this time with an appositive.
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| appositive (əˈpɒzɪtɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | grammar |
| a. standing in apposition | |
| b. another word for nonrestrictive | |
| 2. | of or relating to apposition |
| —n | |
| 3. | an appositive word or phrase |
| ap'positively | |
| —adv | |
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