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# juxtaposed

«juxtaposed» in Mova's school dictionary: **Placed side by side, especially to show how different two…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form and adjective (juxtapose, juxtaposes, juxtaposed, juxtaposing — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Placed side by side, especially to show how different two things are. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in art, English and exam questions: "The poet juxtaposes light and dark." In art, a bright colour juxtaposed with a dark one stands out. Phrases: juxtaposed with, juxtaposed against.

### examples

- In the photo, a tiny kitten is juxtaposed with a huge dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#x1)
- The writer juxtaposed the rich house and the poor street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#x2)
- Bright red is juxtaposed against black in the painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#x3)
- Old and new buildings are juxtaposed in the city centre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#x4)
- In the poem, happy and sad lines are juxtaposed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#x5)
- The two pictures were juxtaposed so we could compare them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/#x6)

### note

Formal; everyday words: "put side by side", "next to each other". Noun: juxtaposition. Said "juk-sta-POZED". Usually used to show contrast, not just placement.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «juxtaposed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juxtaposed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.