Juxtaposition

n.

1.

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words. Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. - Glanvill. Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. - Hare.

Noun	1.	juxtaposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" Synonyms: collocation, apposition
	2.	juxtaposition - a side-by-side position

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