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Webster 1913 Edition

Juxtaposition

Juxˊta-po-si′tion

(jŭksˊtȧ-pō̍-zĭsh′ŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
juxta
near +
positio
position: cf. F.
juxtaposition
. See
Just
,
Verb.
I.
, and
Position
.]
A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side;
as, a
juxtaposition
of words
.
Parts that are united by a a mere
juxtaposition
.
Glanvill.
Juxtaposition
is a very unsafe criterion of continuity.
Hare.

Webster 1828 Edition

Juxtaposition

JUXTAPOSI'TION

,
Noun.
[L. juxta,near, and position.]
A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity; as the parts of a substance or of a composition. The connection of words is sometimes to be ascertained by juxtaposition.

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