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juxtaposition

.dʒʌkstәpә'ziʃәn8 senses · 71 ms
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noun/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən//ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən//ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/
  1. 1

    The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.countableuncountable

    • It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
  2. 2

    The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.; An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.countableuncountable

    • Example: mother father instead of mother and father
  3. 3

    The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.; An absence of operators in an expression.countableuncountable

    • Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab.
  4. 4

    The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.countableuncountable

    • There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.
  5. 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.countableuncountable

    • The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.
  6. 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.countablerhetoricuncountable

    • Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.
verb/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən//ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən//ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/
  1. 1

    To place in juxtaposition.

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