juxtaposition

Definition

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

Etymology

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

Example Sentences

• "It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces."
• "Example: mother father instead of mother and father"
• "Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab."

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