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The Clue

Contiguity, grammatically (10 letter answer)

The Answer

APPOSITION

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Notes

The answer APPOSITION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

APPOSITION as a noun:

1. a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
2. (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
3. (juxtaposition, apposition, collocation) = the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"