juxtaposition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    apposition; collocation.
    • it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors
  2. noun a side-by-side position

WordNet

Jux`ta*po*si"tion noun
Etymology
L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.
Definitions
  1. A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.
    Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill.
    Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.

Webster 1913