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juxtapose
jux·ta·pose
[
jùkstə pṓz
]
(
past and past participle
jux·ta·posed
,
present participle
jux·ta·pos·ing
,
3rd person present singular
jux·ta·pos·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
put side by side:
to place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast between them
[
Mid-19th century. < French
juxtaposer
< Latin
juxta
"close" + French
poser
(see
pose
1
)
]
jux·ta·po·si·tion
[
jùkstəpə zísh'n
]
noun
jux·ta·po·si·tion·al
adjective
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jux·ta·po·si·tion [ jùkstəpə zísh'n ] nounjux·ta·po·si·tion·al adjective
