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opponency

noun

Etymology

From opponent + -cy?

  1. borrowed from oppōnēns
  2. formed as opponency — “opponent + -cy”

Definitions

  1. The act of opening an academic disputation

    The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.

    • This is only a Trick to turn off the Opponency
    • The chairman of the committee will be very glad to give you the opportunity to express your views, whether of proponency or opponency.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA