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apposition

/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/

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noun

عطف البيان

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

Examples :

"The phrase "my sister," in the sentence "My sister, Sarah, is a doctor," is an example of apposition. "

العبارة "أختي"، في جملة "أختي، سارة، طبيبة"، هي مثال على عطف البيان.

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noun

التضايف

The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.

Examples :

"The phrase "my sister, Sarah" is an example of apposition, where "Sarah" renames "my sister." "

العبارة "أختي، سارة" هي مثال على التضايف، حيث تعيد "سارة" تسمية "أختي".

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noun

تلاصق، وضع جنباً إلى جنب

The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other.

Examples :

"The apposition of the two houses, built right next to each other, created a narrow alleyway. "

تلاصق البيتين، اللذين بُنيا متجاورين، أوجد زقاقاً ضيقاً.

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noun

الإضافة، الإلحاق

A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.

Examples :

"The apposition of the new library and the community center highlighted the town's commitment to growth. "

أبرزت إضافة المكتبة الجديدة والمركز المجتمعي التزام البلدة بالنمو.

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noun

التعاقب، الإضافة

In biology, the growth of successive layers of a cell wall.

Examples :

"In trees, the increasing width of the trunk occurs through apposition, with new layers of wood cells added to the outside. "

في الأشجار، يحدث اتساع الجذع المتزايد من خلال التعاقب، مع إضافة طبقات جديدة من خلايا الخشب إلى الخارج.

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noun

توضيح

Appositio

Examples :

"My brother, a doctor, is very busy. "

أخي، وهو طبيب، مشغول جداً.

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مناظرة عامة، جدال عام

A public disputation by scholars.

Examples :

"The graduate students nervously prepared for the upcoming apposition, a public disputation of their research. "

استعد طلاب الدراسات العليا بتوتر للمناظرة العامة القادمة، وهي جدال عام حول أبحاثهم.

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يوم خطاب (احتفالي بحت الآن) في مدرسة سانت بول، لندن

A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London.

Examples :

"Every year, St. Paul's School holds its traditional apposition, a now purely ceremonial speech day. "

في كل عام، تقيم مدرسة سانت بول apposition التقليدية، وهو يوم خطاب احتفالي بحت الآن.

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