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jux·ta·pose
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ˈdʒʌk
stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk
stəˈpoʊz
/
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juhk
-st
uh
-pohz, juhk-st
uh
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pohz
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verb (used with object),
jux·ta·posed,
jux·ta·pos·ing.
to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Origin:
1850–55;
back formation from
juxtaposition
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juxtapose
(ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to place close together or side by side
[C19: back formation from
juxtaposition,
from Latin
juxta
next to +
position
]
juxtapo'sition
—
n
juxtapo'sitional
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
juxtapose
1851, from Fr. juxtaposer (1835), from L. juxta + Fr. poser (see
juxtaposition
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Several stories
juxtapose
the beautiful and the grotesque.
Here, the ingredients are too obviously
juxtapose
d.
It's clever to
juxtapose
the words of earthy truck drivers and erudite
scientists on the same idea.
Every time you
juxtapose
two images, you say something.
The program
juxtapose
d straightforward songs with open-ended improvisations.
Incorporating Southwestern motifs, his paintings dramatically
juxtapose
electric hues with earth tones and radiate a golden light.
She attempts to
juxtapose
the private world and the public, historical world in order to give us the weight of tragedy.
The compact nature of the village creates streetscapes that
juxtapose
the buildings from each era.
The conflicts were so dissimilar that essay after essay is able to do no more than
juxtapose
events as opposed to compare them.
I'm also fascinated by the power of beauty, so the story gave me an opportunity to
juxtapose
the two--beauty and facelessness.
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