Meanings
verbjuxtaposit (third-person singular simple present juxtaposits, present participle juxtapositing, simple past and past participle juxtaposited)
present singular third person juxtaposits · participle present juxtapositing · participle past juxtaposited · past juxtaposited
- archaicTo juxtapose.
In the whole Surface of an Ox's Crystalline, he reckons there are more than twelve Thousand Fibres juxtaposited.
1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latiniūxtāpōnō
- Englishjuxtaposit
From Latin iūxtāpōnō (past participle iūxtāpositus).
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APA
juxtaposit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juxtaposit
MLA
“juxtaposit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juxtaposit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “juxtaposit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juxtaposit.
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