Apposition and Limiting

Apposition

Apposition noun - A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.
Usage example: `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition

Limiting and apposition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limiting" instead a noun "Apposition".

Nearby Words: apposite, appositely

Limiting

Limiting noun - The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.

Apposition and limiting are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Apposition" with "Limiting", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: limit, limited, limitation
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