juxtaposition

1. (countable, uncountable)The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

   бли́зостьblízostʹ

2. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

   (countable, uncountable)An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

   Example: mother father instead of mother and father

3. (countable, uncountable)An absence of operators in an expression.

   Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab.

   Juxtaposition

4. (countable, uncountable)The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

   There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.

   Gegenüberstellung

   the act of positioning close together (or side by side)

5. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

   (countable, uncountable)Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

   The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.

6. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

   Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.

1. The author's juxtaposition of the two characters highlights their flaws.

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2. The book discusses only all juxtapositions commonly found in literature.

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3. The author's juxtaposition of the two characters highlights their differences, but also their similarities.

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4. It is really quite a moving juxtaposition to see these great traditions speaking to one another.

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5. That last sentence doesn't read well, maybe because of the juxtaposition of a negative and a positive.

   deDieser letzte Satz liest sich nicht gut, vielleicht wegen der Nebeneinanderstellung von etwas Negativem und etwas Positivem.

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