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appositive

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ap⋅pos⋅i⋅tive

  [uh-poz-i-tiv] Grammar
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–noun
1. a word or phrase in apposition.
–adjective
2. placed in apposition.
3. (of an adjective or adjectival phrase) directly following the noun it modifies.
Origin:
1685–95; apposit(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
ap⋅pos⋅i⋅tive⋅ly, adjective
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ap·pos·i·tive   (ə-pŏz'ĭ-tĭv)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or being in apposition.
n.   Grammar
A word or phrase that is in apposition.
ap·pos'i·tive·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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