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juxtapose
juxtapose
[
júkstə pōz
]
(
3rd person present singular
juxtaposes
,
present participle
juxtaposing
,
past and past participle
juxtaposed
)
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
)
]
juxtaposition
[
júkstəpə zísh'n
]
noun
juxtapositional
[
júkstəpə zísh'nəl
]
adjective
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juxtaposition [ júkstəpə zísh'n ] nounjuxtapositional [ júkstəpə zísh'nəl ] adjective
