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juxtaposition

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1. juxtaposition - Noun

2. juxtaposition - Verb

Meaning

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors Source: Internet

But others offer a haunting juxtaposition in such white-walled confines, like created in 2018 and set to be on display at the DAM in 2021. Source: Internet

Bruckner favored an approach to large-scale form that relied more on large-scale thematic and harmonic juxtaposition. Source: Internet

Another plus: the juxtaposition of real historical events (have you ever heard of the War of the Stray Dog?) against a fictional backdrop. Source: Internet

He believed that an idea should be derived from the juxtaposition of two independent shots, bringing an element of collage into film. Source: Internet

Horkheimer developed his critical theory by examining his own wealth while witnessing the juxtaposition of the bourgeois and the impoverished. Source: Internet

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