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juxtaposition.

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/Australia/ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/New-Zealand
  1. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. An absence of operators in an expression.

    countable · uncountable
    Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab.
  4. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

    countable · uncountable
    There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.
  5. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

    countable · uncountable
    The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.
  6. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

verb/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/Australia/ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/New-Zealand
  1. To place in juxtaposition.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

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