noun🔗ShareAposición(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."The phrase "my sister," in the sentence "My sister, Sarah, is a doctor," is an example of apposition. "La frase "mi hermana" en la oración "Mi hermana, Sara, es doctora" es un ejemplo de aposición.grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAposiciónThe relationship between such nouns or noun phrases."The phrase "my sister, Sarah" is an example of apposition, where "Sarah" renames "my sister." "La frase "mi hermana, Sarah" es un ejemplo de aposición, donde "Sarah" renombra a "mi hermana".grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAposición, yuxtaposiciónThe quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other."The apposition of the two houses, built right next to each other, created a narrow alleyway. "La aposición de las dos casas, construidas una junto a la otra, creó un callejón estrecho.positionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAposición, yuxtaposiciónA placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things."The apposition of the new library and the community center highlighted the town's commitment to growth. "La aposición de la nueva biblioteca y el centro comunitario destacó el compromiso de la ciudad con el crecimiento.positionstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAposiciónIn biology, the growth of successive layers of a cell wall."In trees, the increasing width of the trunk occurs through apposition, with new layers of wood cells added to the outside. "En los árboles, el aumento del ancho del tronco se produce por aposición, con nuevas capas de células de madera añadidas al exterior.biologyplantorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAposiciónAppositio"My brother, a doctor, is very busy. "Mi hermano, médico, está muy ocupado.grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisputa pública, debate académicoA public disputation by scholars."The graduate students nervously prepared for the upcoming apposition, a public disputation of their research. "Los estudiantes de posgrado se prepararon nerviosamente para la próxima disputa pública, un debate académico sobre su investigación.educationculturephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn día de discurso (ahora puramente ceremonial) en la escuela St Paul's, LondresA (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London."Every year, St. Paul's School holds its traditional apposition, a now purely ceremonial speech day. "Cada año, la escuela St. Paul's celebra su tradicional apposition, un día de discurso ahora puramente ceremonial.culturetraditioneducationhistoryeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
