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jux⋅ta⋅po⋅si⋅tion

  [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn]
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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   (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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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