aposição

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin appositiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.po.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧si‧ção

Noun

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aposição f (plural aposições)

  1. (grammar) apposition (the placing of a noun with another as an explanatory equivalent)
  2. apposition (the quality of being side by side)
  3. apposition (the act of placing of two things side by side)
  4. (biology) apposition (growth of successive layers of cell wall)
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Further reading

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