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APPOSITIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or being in apposition

Example:

an appositive noun

Synonyms:

appositional; appositive

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

apposition (a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows)

Derivation:

appose (place side by side or in close proximity)

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