n 1  :  the placing of things in juxtaposition or proximity : specif  :  deposition of successive layers upon those already present (as in cell walls) - compare ACCRETION INTUSSUSCEPTION2    2  :  the state of being in juxtaposition or proximity (as in the drawing together of cut edges of tissue in healing) ap*pose vt ap*posed  ap*pos*ing  ap*po*si*tion*al adj 
 
 
 
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