juxtaposition

  • 31juxtaposition — juxtapositional, adj. /juk steuh peuh zish euhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. 2. the state of being close together or side by side. [1655 65; < F < L juxta side by side + F&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 32juxtaposition — Synonyms and related words: abutment, abuttal, accession, addition, adjacency, adjoiningness, adjunct, adjunction, affixation, agglutination, annexation, apposition, appulse, assemblage, assembly, attachment, augmentation, call up, canvass,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 33Juxtaposition — Hosstilling. Forbindelse af sætninger eller substan tiver uden forbinderled. Ex: han løb stærkt, han havde travlt (= han løb stærkt, fordi han havde travlt) …

    Danske encyklopædi

  • 34Juxtaposition — Jụx|ta|po|si|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. 〈Min.〉 Anlagerung an der Oberfläche wachsender Kristalle 2. 〈Sprachw.〉 Zusammenrückung [Etym.: &LT;lat. iuxta »daneben« + Position] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 35Juxtaposition — Jux|ta|po|si|ti|on die; , en: 1. a) Zusammenrückung der Glieder einer syntaktischen Fügung als besondere Form der Wortbildung; vgl. ↑Juxtapositum; b) bloße Nebeneinanderstellung im Ggs. zur Komposition (z. B. engl. football game = »Fußballspiel«; …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 36juxtaposition — jux|ta|po|si|tion [ ,dʒʌkstəpə zıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL the process of juxtaposing things …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37juxtaposition — see JOUST …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38juxtaposition — jux·ta·po·si·tion || ‚dÊ’ÊŒkstÉ™pÉ™ zɪʃn n. act of placing side by side (especially in order to compare) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 39juxtaposition —    , juxtapose    The state or position of being placed close together or side by side, so as to permit comparison or contrast …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 40juxtaposition — n. Proximity, contiguity, contact, adjacency …

    New dictionary of synonyms