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jux⋅ta⋅po⋅si⋅tion
[juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uh
n] 
–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. |
Related forms:
jux⋅ta⋅po⋅si⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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| jux·ta·po·si·tion (jŭk'stə-pə-zĭsh'ən) 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
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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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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Main Entry: jux·ta·po·si·tion
Pronunciation: "j&k-st&-p&-'zish-&n
Function: noun
: the act or an instance ofplacing two or more things side by side; also : the state of being so placed —jux·ta·pose /'j&k-st&-"pOz/ transitive verb -posed; -pos·ing
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juxtaposition jux·ta·po·si·tion (jŭk'stə-pə-zĭsh'ən)
n.
The state of being placed or situated side by side.
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