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Apposition, A word is said to be used in apposition to another in contradistinction to be used disjunctively; thus, if two nouns occur with the word 'or' between them, if the word 'or' be taken to mean 'otherwise called' the second noun is used in apposition. But if it be taken to show that the two words mean two different things, the words are said to be used disjunctively.