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positioning vs apposition

apposition vs positioning

positioning and apposition both are nouns.

positioning is an adjective but apposition is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
positioning Yes Yes No No
apposition Yes No No No
As nouns, apposition is a hyponym of positioning; that is, apposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than positioning:
  • positioning: the act of putting something in a certain place
  • apposition: the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
positioning (noun) apposition (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
positioning (adjective) apposition (adjective)
causing to fall into line or into position
Difference between positioning and apposition

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