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jux·ta·po·si·tion

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–noun

1.	an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.

2.	the state of being close together or side by side.

[Origin: 1655–65; < F < L juxtā side by side + F position position

]

—Related forms

jux·ta·po·si·tion·al, adjective

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jux·ta·po·si·tion Audio Help (jŭk'stə-pə-zĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n. The act or an instance of juxtaposing or the state of being juxtaposed.

jux'ta·po·si'tion·al adj.

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juxtaposition

1665, coined in Fr. 17c. from L. juxta "beside, near" + Fr. position. Latin juxta is a contraction of *jugista (adv.), superl. of adj. *jugos "closely connected," from stem of jugum "yoke," from jungere "to join" (see jugular).

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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"
2.	a side-by-side position

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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.

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