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A position side by side. SEE ALSO: apposition, contiguity. [L. juxta, near to, + positio, a placing, fr. pono, pp. positus, to place]
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jux·ta·po·si·tion .jək-stə-pə-'zish-ən n the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side also the state of being so placed
jux·ta·pose 'jək-stə-.pōz vt, -posed; -pos·ing
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jux·ta·po·si·tion (juks″tə-pə-zishґən) apposition.Medical dictionary. 2011.