Definition of Apposition
Ap`po`si´tion
n.
1.
The
act
of
adding
;
application
;
accretion
.
It
grows
. . .
by
the
apposition
of
new
matter
.
- Arbuthnot.
2.
The
putting
of
things
in
juxtaposition
,
or
side
by
side
;
also
,
the
condition
of
being
so
placed
.
3.
(Gram.)
The
state
of
two
nouns
or
pronouns
,
put
in
the
same
case
,
without
a
connecting
word
between
them
;
as
,
I
admire
Cicero
,
the
orator
.
Here
,
the
second
noun
explains
or
characterizes
the
first
.
Growth by apposition
(Physiol.)
a
mode
of
growth
characteristic
of
non
vascular
tissues
,
in
which
nutritive
matter
from
the
blood
is
transformed
on
the
surface
of
an
organ
into
solid
unorganized
substance
.
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limiting
,
modification
,
qualifying
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