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opposition
English
Etymology
From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositi?, translating Ancient Greek ????????? (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin opp?n? (“I set against”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??z???n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p??z??n?/
Noun
opposition (plural oppositions)
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
Antonyms
- apposition
Translations
Further reading
- opposition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Noun
opposition
- Genitive singular form of oppositio.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from post-classical Latin oppositi? (translating Ancient Greek ????????? (antíthesis)), from the past participle stem of classical Latin opp?n? (“I set against”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.po.zi.sj??/
Noun
opposition f (plural oppositions)
- opposition
Derived terms
- par opposition à
Further reading
- “opposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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adversary
English
Etymology
From Middle English adversarie, from Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret) and Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin advers?rius, from adversus (“turned toward”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æd.v?.s(?)?i/, /?æd.v?.s??i/, /æd?v??.s?.?i/, /?d?v??.s?.?i/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æd.v??.s??i/
Noun
adversary (plural adversaries)
- An opponent or rival.
Synonyms
- villain, antagonist
Antonyms
- hero, ally
Derived terms
- adversarial
Related terms
- adverse
- adversarially
Translations
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