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juxtaposing

jux·ta·pose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz]
    • /ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz/
    • /ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpəʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz]
    • /ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz/

Definitions of juxtaposing word

  • verb with object juxtaposing to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. 1
  • noun juxtaposing Present participle of juxtapose. 1
  • noun juxtaposing An act of juxtaposition. 0

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Origin of juxtaposing

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; back formation from juxtaposition

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Parts of speech for Juxtaposing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

juxtaposing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for juxtaposing

adverb juxtaposing

  • side by side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
  • shoulder to shoulder — the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.

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