Juxtaposition (noun)
juk-sta-pos-ishun
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Mid 19th century (earlier (Middle English) as juxtaposition): from French juxtaposer, from Latin juxta ‘next’ + French poser ‘to place’.
Example sentences
“the juxtaposition of the two items was quite striking.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
