APPOSITION

10 letters 14 Scrabble points /ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/

Definition of APPOSITION

noun

  1. (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.

  2. The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.

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

Related words: parathesis

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A P P O S I T I O N
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

Words Containing "APPOSITION"

APPOSITIONAL APPOSITIONALLY APPOSITIONS REAPPOSITION

Words Starting with "APPOSITION"

APPOSITIONAL APPOSITIONALLY APPOSITIONS

Words Ending with "APPOSITION"

REAPPOSITION