appositive

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or being in apposition.
  2. noun Grammar A word or phrase that is in apposition.

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  • The illogic involves a disjointed appositive or whatever you might call it.
  • Another disjointed appositive, unless her efforts = the recent president of Banana Republic.
  • To try to explain it to you, you know if the wearer base is negative and the customer is shrinking and the customer losses are negative, new business is appositive, but the negative is outweighing the positive. —  Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha
  • Also, I corrected the capitalization of "American president," since "president" (like other titles) should only be capitalized when used as an appositive before a proper name (e.g. President Lincoln, but Lincoln was elected president). —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • English What is a good sentence with an appositive and a definition using the word Hamper (v.)? —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
 

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  1. = French appositif, from Latin as if *appositivus, from appositus: see apposite.
 

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/əˈpɑzɪtɪv/
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