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Word Origins Dictionary
- juxtaposition



[juxtaposition 词源字典] - juxtaposition: see joust
[juxtaposition etymology, juxtaposition origin, 英语词源] - juxtapose (v.)




- 1851, from French juxtaposer (1835), from Latin iuxta (see juxtaposition) + French poser (see pose (v.1)). Related: Juxtaposed; juxtaposing.
- juxtaposition (n.)




- 1660s, from French juxtaposition (1660s), from Latin iuxta "beside, near" + French position (see position (n.)). Latin iuxta is a contraction of *iugista (adv.), superlative of adjective *iugos "closely connected," from stem of iugum "yoke," from iungere "to join" (see jugular).