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/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/ · noun
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence..
The apposition in the title has been read as indicating that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is equivalent to ‘colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases’.
Use apposition when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apposition means (grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence..
Common synonyms include parathesis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The apposition in the title has been read as indicating that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is equivalent to ‘colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases’.
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