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appositive

[ uh-poz-i-tiv ]

noun

  1. a word or phrase in apposition.


adjective

  1. placed in apposition.
  2. (of an adjective or adjectival phrase) directly following the noun it modifies.

appositive

/ əˈpɒzɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. grammar
    1. standing in apposition
    2. another word for nonrestrictive
  2. of or relating to apposition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an appositive word or phrase
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • apˈpositively, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ap·posi·tive·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appositive1

First recorded in 1685–95; apposit(ion) + -ive
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Example Sentences

The appositive is a word or a group of words inserted lo explain the noun that it follows.

To distinguish an appositive clause from a restrictive clause, the former is called a non-restrictive clause.

One use of the comma is to set off an appositive for example Mr Kearne the buyer has left the city.

The proper noun comes first in appositive expressions: lfred cyning, Sidroc eorl, Hahmund bisceop.

These compounds are usually nouns, or adjectives and participles used in a sense more appositive than attributive.

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