Definition of appositions

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • appositions is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • appositions is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • appositions is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of appositions


  • the act of positioning close together (or side by side) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. collocation
    2. juxtaposition
  • a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows (noun)

    Examples

    1. `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition
  • (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material (noun)

See definition of appositions in Merriam Webster