Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Juxtaposition has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
"it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
a side-by-side position
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
To place in juxtaposition.
The word comes from French, where it combines the Latin iuxtā, meaning "near," and position, meaning "place." Ultimately, these roots trace back to Latin words for joining and placing.