Juxtapose

/JUK-stuh-pohz/

बगल में रखना (bagal mein rakhna) / तुलना करना

Intermediate Literary

Meanings

  1. To place close together for contrasting effect
  2. To set side by side
  3. To compare by placing adjacent

Example Sentences

  • "The photographer liked to juxtapose images of old and new Delhi in her exhibitions."
  • "The documentary juxtaposed the lives of billionaires with those of slum dwellers."
  • "The artist chose to juxtapose traditional Madhubani patterns with modern digital art."

Etymology

From French 'juxtaposer', from Latin 'juxta' (beside, near) + French 'poser' (to place). 'Juxta' itself comes from 'iungere' (to join), the same root as 'junction' and 'conjugal'.

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