17 December 2013

juxtapose

[juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz]

verb (used with object), jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing.

– to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

Origin:
1850–55; back formation from juxtaposition

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Today’s aphorism

It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.

– Mark Twain

On this day

17 December 1770 – baptism of Ludwig von Beethoven, German composer. One of the world’s most influential composers. He composed 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatos and 16 string quartets. Died 26 March 1827.

17 December 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright makes the world’s first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight.