appositive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈpɒzɪtɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə poz′i tiv)


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ap•pos•i•tive  (ə poz′i tiv),USA pronunciation [Gram.]
n. 
  1. Grammara word or phrase in apposition.

adj. 
  1. Grammarplaced in apposition.
  2. Grammar(of an adjective or adjectival phrase) directly following the noun it modifies.
  • apposit(ion) + -ive 1685–95
ap•pos′i•tive•ly, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appositive / əˈpɒzɪtɪv/

  1. another word for nonrestrictive
  2. of or relating to apposition
  1. an appositive word or phrase
apˈpositively
'appositive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
herself - himself - itself - parenthesis - thyself - yourself

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