"appositional" meaning in English

See appositional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more appositional [comparative], most appositional [superlative]
Etymology: apposition + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apposition|al}} apposition + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} appositional (comparative more appositional, superlative most appositional)
  1. Relating to apposition. Derived forms: appositionally, nonappositional Translations (relating to apposition; side-by-side): co-aishnyssagh (Manx), apozycyjny (Polish), aposicional (Portuguese), appositionell (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-appositional-en-adj-TlyvcJRm

Noun

Forms: appositionals [plural]
Etymology: apposition + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apposition|al}} apposition + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} appositional (plural appositionals)
  1. (linguistics) A compound or construction with apposed elements. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-appositional-en-noun-maNZBp76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 40 60 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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