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APPOSITIONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does appositional mean?
• APPOSITIONAL (adjective)
The adjective APPOSITIONAL has 1 sense:
1. relating to or being in apposition
Familiarity information: APPOSITIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or being in apposition
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
appositional; appositive
Context example:
an appositive noun
Pertainym:
apposition (a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows)
Derivation:
apposition (a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows)
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