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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To place in close connection or
contiguity ; tojuxtapose .
Etymologies
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Latin
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Examples
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But, after all, is it fair to juxtaposit Agatha's letters?
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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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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