n.
- chiefly technical the positioning of things next to each other.
- Grammar a relationship between two or more words in which the units are grammatically parallel and have the same referent (e.g. my friend Sue).
Derivative
- appositional adj. & n.
- appositive adj. & n.
Etymology
ME: from late L. appositio(n-), from apponere (see apposite).
