Thursday, May 21, 2009

Jj: Juxtaposition


tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es
To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

[French juxtaposer : Latin ixt, close by; see yeug- in Indo-European roots + French poser, to place (from Old French; see pose1).]

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A brainstorm in programming ideas comes to Battery Park courtesy of Evening Stars, which will juxtapose three generations of influence in one concert.

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