Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition jux·​ta·​po·​si·​tion /ˌjəkstəpəˈziSHən/ Noun

1. the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side

“Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.”

– Max Ernst (1891 – 1976)

2. the state of being placed

“Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition; they have only a communal existence; and not only does the meaning of each interpenetrate the other, but all their aggregate take their purport from the setting in which they are used, of which the relation between the speaker and the hearer is perhaps the most important part.”

– Learned Hand (1872 – 1961)