appositional
adjective/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl/
/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənl/
(also appositive
[usually before noun] (grammar)/əˈpɒzətɪv/
/əˈpɑːzətɪv/
)- (of a noun phrase) coming immediately after another noun or noun phrase that refers to the same person or thing
- In the phrase ‘Paris, the capital of France’, ‘the capital of France’ is an appositional clause/phrase.
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