English
Etymology
L. juxta near + positio position: confer F. juxtaposition
Noun
en-noun
- A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side, often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences.
#:Parts that are united by a mere juxtaposition. -Glanvill.
#:Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. -Hare.
- grammar An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
#: mother father instead of mother and father
- context|literature A strong contrast in register or style.
- logic A logical fallacy on the part of the observer, where two items placed next to each other imply a correlation, when none is actually claimed.
- mathematics An absence of multiplication symbols.
#: ab instead of a times b
- music An abrupt change of elements.
- context|painting A contrast in colors and shapes.
- photography The position of objects one upon the other to create meaning within the viewer's mind.
Translations
Icelandic: hliðsetning f, hliðstaða f
Kurdish: berhev|berhevdan, dan berhev
mid
Polish: zestawienie, porównanie
meaning side by side worlds.
Related terms
juxtapose
juxtaposed
References
DeLone? et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465. Music.
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