juxtaposition

jux·ta·po·si·tion

noun \ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-shən\

Definition of JUXTAPOSITION

: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side; also : the state of being so placed

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

Origin of JUXTAPOSITION

Latin juxta near + English position — more at joust

First Known Use: 1654

Rhymes with JUXTAPOSITION

academician, arithmetician, biometrician, decomposition, dental technician, diagnostician, dialectician, disinhibition, family physician, fetal position, general admission, geometrician, geriatrician, high-definition, indisposition, interposition, lotus position, metaphysician, onomastician, open admission, out of commission, pediatrician, pocket edition, presupposition, pyrotechnician, redefinition, self-definition, self-recognition, semiotician, theoretician