Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To place near together or in close relation; juxtapose.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.

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  • verb To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.

Etymologies

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Latin

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Examples

  • But, after all, is it fair to juxtaposit Agatha's letters?

    Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895

  • Lincoln is probably spinning in his grave over the juxtaposit ­ion of capital and labor today -- and a whole lot of other things.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Alan Grayson 2011

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