Main Entry: ap·po·si·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌa-pə-ˈzi-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 a : a grammatical construction in which two usually adjacent nouns having the same referent stand in the same syntactical relation to the rest of a sentence (as the poet and Burns in “a biography of the poet Burns”) b : the relation of one of such a pair of nouns or noun equivalents to the other
2 a : an act or instance of apposing; specifically : the deposition of successive layers upon those already present (as in cell walls) b : the state of being apposed

— ap·po·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-n^əl\ adjective