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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.
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Parts that are united by a mere . -Glanvill.
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Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. -Hare.
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(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
- mother father instead of mother and father
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(context, literature) A strong contrast in register or style.
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(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.
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(mathematics) An absence of multiplication symbols.
- ab instead of a times b
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(music) An abrupt change of elements.
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(context, painting) A contrast in colors and shapes.
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(photography) The position of objects one upon the other to create meaning within the viewer's mind.
Translations:
Etymology: juxta near + positio position: confer juxtaposition
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