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juxtaposition

jux·ta·po·si·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌdʒʌk stə pəˈzɪʃ ən/
    • /ʤʌkstəpəˈzɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌdʒʌk stə pəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of juxtaposition word

  • noun juxtaposition an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. 1
  • noun juxtaposition the state of being close together or side by side. 1
  • noun juxtaposition The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. 1
  • noun juxtaposition placing side by side 1
  • noun juxtaposition state of being side by side 1
  • variable noun juxtaposition The juxtaposition of two contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placed together or described together, so that the differences between them are emphasized. 0
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Origin of juxtaposition

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < French < Latin juxtā side by side + French position position

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Parts of speech for Juxtaposition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Juxtaposition

juxtaposition 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for juxtaposition

noun juxtaposition

  • collocation — In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used.
  • association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
  • apposition — If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'
  • comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
  • contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
All 13 Synonyms of juxtaposition

Antonyms for juxtaposition

noun juxtaposition

  • distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
  • remoteness — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
All 2 Antonyms of juxtaposition

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Related words

  • apposition

    If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'

  • counterpoint

    Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.

  • fauve

    (sometimes lowercase) any of a group of French artists of the early 20th century whose works are characterized chiefly by the use of vivid colors in immediate juxtaposition and contours usually in marked contrast to the color of the area defined.

  • impressionism

    Fine Arts. (usually initial capital letter) a style of painting developed in the last third of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by short brush strokes of bright colors in immediate juxtaposition to represent the effect of light on objects. a manner of painting in which the forms, colors, or tones of an object are lightly and rapidly indicated. a manner of sculpture in which volumes are partially modeled and surfaces roughened to reflect light unevenly.

  • juxtapose

    to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

  • multiplication sign

    Arithmetic. the symbol (⋅), (×), or (∗) between two mathematical expressions, denoting multiplication of the second expression by the first. In certain algebraic notations the sign is suppressed and multiplication is indicated by immediate juxtaposition or contiguity, as in ab.
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