appositional

ap·po·si·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ap-uh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌæp əˈzɪʃ ən/
- /əpəzˈɪʃənəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌæp əˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of appositional word

noun appositional the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition. 1
noun appositional the addition or application of one thing to another thing. 1
noun appositional Grammar. a syntactic relation between expressions, usually consecutive, that have the same function and the same relation to other elements in the sentence, the second expression identifying or supplementing the first. In Washington, our first president, the phrase our first president is in apposition with Washington. 1
noun appositional Biology. growth of a cell wall by the deposition of new particles in layers on the wall. Compare intussusception (def 2). 1
noun appositional Of or relating to apposition. 1
adjective appositional placed side-by-side 1

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Origin of appositional

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English apposicioun < Late Latin appositiōn- (stem of appositiō) < Latin apposit(us) (see apposite) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Appositional

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Appositional

appositional popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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