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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Juxtaposition \Jux`ta*po*si"tion\
     (j[u^]ks`t[.a]*p[-o]*z[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. juxta near +
     positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i.,
     and Position.]
     A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side
     by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition.
                                                    --Glanvill.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity.
                                                    --Hare.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Juxtaposition \Jux`ta*po*si"tion\, n. [L. juxta near + positio
     position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  juxtaposition
       n 1: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it
            is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting
            colors" [syn: apposition, collocation]
       2: a side-by-side position

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     Γαλλικά n.
     αντιπαράθεση, παράθεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  juxta-position
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en juxtaposition)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     n.
     1 The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
     2 # (lb en grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of
  words that are listed together.
     3 # (lb en mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
     vb.
     To place in juxtaposition.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  juxta-position
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en juxtaposition)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     n.
     1 The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
     2 # (lb en grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of
  words that are listed together.
     3 # (lb en mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
     vb.
     To place in juxtaposition.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  juxta-position
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en juxtaposition)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     n.
     1 The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
     2 # (lb en grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of
  words that are listed together.
     3 # (lb en mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
     vb.
     To place in juxtaposition.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  juxta-position
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en juxtaposition)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     n.
     1 The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
     2 # (lb en grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of
  words that are listed together.
     3 # (lb en mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
     vb.
     To place in juxtaposition.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     Ranska n.
     rinnastus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     n.
     1 placering eller att vara placerad i närheten, eller sida vid sida
  av något, ofta för att jämföra eller kontrastera två element för att
  visa likheter eller skillnader
     2 (tagg: grammatik) en avsaknad av sammanlänkade element (t.ex.
  konjunktioner) i en grupp ord som skrivs tillsammans
     3 (tagg: litteratur) två eller flera kontrasterande stilar som
  placeras tillsammans med syftet att uppnå en stilistisk effekt
     4 (tagg: logik) logikfel hos en observatör, där två enheter placeras
  bredvid varandra för att antyda en korrelation, när ingen sådan faktiskt
  påvisats
     5 (tagg: matematik) implicit multiplikation, alltså utan explicit
  multiplikationssymbol

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Juxtaposition
     Tyska n.
     juxtaposition

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  juxtaposition
     n.
     1 placering eller att vara placerad i närheten, eller sida vid sida
  av något, ofta för att jämföra eller kontrastera två element för att
  visa likheter eller skillnader
     2 (tagg: grammatik) en avsaknad av sammanlänkade element (t.ex.
  konjunktioner) i en grupp ord som skrivs tillsammans
     3 (tagg: litteratur) två eller flera kontrasterande stilar som
  placeras tillsammans med syftet att uppnå en stilistisk effekt
     4 (tagg: logik) logikfel hos en observatör, där två enheter placeras
  bredvid varandra för att antyda en korrelation, när ingen sådan faktiskt
  påvisats
     5 (tagg: matematik) implicit multiplikation, alltså utan explicit
  multiplikationssymbol

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Juxtaposition /jˌʊkstapˌoːziːtsjˈoːn/ 
  juxtaposition 

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  التراصف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  juxtaposition //ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən// 
  1. контраст
  arts: contrasting sounds or colours
  2. съпоставяне
  the nearness of objects with little or no delimiter

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  juxtapozice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  položení vedle sebe

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/ 
  přirovnání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  Juxtaposition 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  Nebeneinanderstellung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  Berührungszwilling 
           Note: contact twins

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  
  αντιπαράθεση, παράθεση, αντιδιαστολή

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  juxtaposition //ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən// 
  vierekkäin asettelu
  the nearness of objects with little or no delimiter

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/ 
  1. निकटता
        "The novel has an excellent juxtaposition of narrative and descriptive "
        "passages."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  juxtaposition /dʒˌʌkstɐpəzˈɪʃən/
  határosság

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  juxtaposition //ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən// 
  sida vid sida
  extra emphasis given to a comparison

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  juxtaposition /ʒyk.sta.po.zi.sjɔ̃/ 
  съпоставяне

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  juxtaposition /ʒyk.sta.po.zi.sjɔ̃/ 
  giustapposizione

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  juxtaposition /jˌɵkstapˌuːsɪsxˈuːn/ 
  Juxtaposition
  placering eller att vara placerad i närheten

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  juxtaposition /jˌɵkstapˌuːsɪsxˈuːn/ 
  yuxtaposición
  placering eller att vara placerad i närheten

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌdʒəkstəpəˈzɪʃən/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ʒykstapozisjɔ̃/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "juxtaposition":
     abutment, abuttal, accession, addition, adjacency, adjoiningness,
     adjunct, adjunction, affixation, agglutination, annexation,
     apposition, appulse, assemblage, assembly, attachment,
     augmentation, call-up, canvass, census, collection, colligation,
     collocation, combination, comparison, concourse, concurrence,
     confluence, conflux, congregation, conjugation, conjunction,
     connection, conterminousness, contiguity, convergence, corralling,
     coterminousness, data-gathering, gathering, increase, ingathering,
     inventory, joining, junction, mobilization, muster, perigee,
     perihelion, prefixation, reinforcement, rodeo, roundup,
     suffixation, superaddition, superfetation, superjunction,
     superposition, supplementation, survey, syzygy, union, uniting
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 并排,并置,并列;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 并排,并置,并列

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