noun🔗ShareApposition(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. "L'expression « ma sœur » dans la phrase « Ma sœur, Sarah, est médecin » est un exemple d'apposition.grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAppositionThe relationship between such nouns or noun phrases."The phrase "my sister, Sarah" is an example of apposition, where "Sarah" renames "my sister." "L'expression « ma sœur, Sarah » est un exemple d'apposition, où « Sarah » renomme « ma sœur ».grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApposition, juxtapositionThe 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. "L'apposition des deux maisons, construites l'une à côté de l'autre, a créé une ruelle étroite.positionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApposition, juxtapositionA 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. "L'apposition de la nouvelle bibliothèque et du centre communautaire a souligné l'engagement de la ville envers la croissance.positionstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAppositionIn 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. "Chez les arbres, l'augmentation de la largeur du tronc se produit par apposition, avec de nouvelles couches de cellules de bois ajoutées à l'extérieur.biologyplantorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAppositionAppositio"My brother, a doctor, is very busy. "Mon frère, médecin, est très occupé.grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDébat public, dispute publiqueA public disputation by scholars."The graduate students nervously prepared for the upcoming apposition, a public disputation of their research. "Les étudiants diplômés se préparaient nerveusement pour la prochaine dispute publique, un débat public sur leurs recherches.educationculturephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne journée de discours (désormais purement cérémonielle) à la St Paul's School, 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. "Chaque année, la St. Paul's School organise son apposition traditionnelle, une journée de discours désormais purement cérémonielle.culturetraditioneducationhistoryeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
