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juxtaposition

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Noun

  1. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
  2. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter: An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
  3. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter: An absence of operators in an expression.
  4. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
  5. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together: Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
  6. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together: The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Verb

  1. To place in juxtaposition.

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