juxtaposition
juxtaposition (j[schwa]ks-t[schwa]-p[schwa]-zish-[schwa]n), n. 1. The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side or near one another. 2. Patents. See AGGREGATION. — juxtapose (j[schwa]ks-t[schwa]-pohz), vb. — juxtapositional, adj.