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The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.

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  1. n. The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
  2. n. A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded.
  3. n. The matter contained within brackets.
  4. n. A commendatory prayer.
  5. 1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition. 2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded. Smart. 3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets. 4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. Shipley.
  6. The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.