opposicioun
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French oposicion, from Late Latin oppositiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
opposicioun (plural opposiciouns)
- Astronomical opposition; the state where two heavenly objects appear to oppose.
- (rare) An opposing or contrasting position or belief.
- (rare) An opposing or opposite position or place.
- (rare) An opposing or opposed quality or ideal.
Descendants[edit]
- English: opposition
References[edit]
- “oppō̆siciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.