First Known Use: 1654
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juxtaposition
noun jux·ta·po·si·tion \ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-shən\
Definition of JUXTAPOSITION
: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side; also : the state of being so placed
— jux·ta·po·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-nəl\ adjective
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Origin of JUXTAPOSITION
Latin juxta near + English position — more at joust
Rhymes with JUXTAPOSITION
academician, arithmetician, biometrician, decomposition, dental technician, diagnostician, dialectician, disinhibition, family physician, fetal position, general admission, geometrician, geriatrician, high-definition, indisposition, interposition, lotus position, metaphysician, onomastician, open admission, out of commission, pediatrician, pocket edition, presupposition, pyrotechnician, redefinition, self-definition, self-recognition, semiotician, theoretician
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juxtaposition
noun jux·ta·po·si·tion \ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzish-ən\
Medical Definition of JUXTAPOSITION
: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side; also : the state of being so placed
—jux·ta·pose \ˈjək-stə-ˌpōz\ transitive verb, jux·ta·posed jux·ta·pos·ing
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