JUXTAPOSITION

juxtaposition. Juxtaposition, n. the act of placing near or by

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Jux′ta‐po‐si″tion (?), n. [[L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.]] A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words. Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill. Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.