Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to apposition, especially grammatical apposition.
- In botany, lying together and partly uniting so as to appear like a compound branch: applied to the branches of algæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to
apposition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or being in apposition
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Examples
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In the first case, the implied subject of the sentence is ‘you’; in the second case, since there are only two alternatives, there is no need for a comma after your error; in the third case, Dr. King, Principal … is quite correct because Principal … is an appositional noun phrase that explains Dr. King, whose quite proper salutation is ‘Dr. King’ and not ‘Principal King’.
The Burlington Township S.D. response on the ObamaHymn (Copy-edited.) - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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It is not meant to be used as a subject or object pronoun but as a sort of appositional after a subject noun/pronoun.
The Burlington Township S.D. response on the ObamaHymn (Copy-edited.) - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Here, the primal "O" or "ah" of subapostrophic interjection seems hidden in the very principle of duration, as hypostasized in the appositional "one God, one law," and then taken up in chiastic echo within the effortless tip-toe alliteration of the chiastic
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Why she chooses to be appositional when it's so clearly counterproductive is simply beyond me.
Obama-Supporter Patrick Leahy Calls On Hillary To Drop Out Of Race 2009
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In Melanesia, dual and higher pronouns with appositional nouns are often used where European languages would use conjoined forms, as in Tok Pisin: mitupela Sam i stap 'we-two Sam [=Sam+I] stay [here]'.
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Wherever practical, however, an appositional construction should be used: George Ball, assistant secretary of state.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Wherever practical, however, an appositional construction should be used: George Ball, assistant secretary of state.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Kol before 'asher lies on the borderline between partitive genitive and appositional genitive (K.S. 337 h).
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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K.S. renders the phrase literally: "In the year (which coincides with) the six hundredth year," making it an appositional genitive.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Therefore the author inserted an appositional mayim, "waters," to indicate at once what manner of destruction was meant.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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