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opposability

noun

Etymology

From oppose + -ability.

  1. derived from oppono
  2. derived from pono
  3. derived from ob
  4. derived from opposer
  5. inherited from opposen
  6. suffixed as opposability — “oppose + ability”

Definitions

  1. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to…

    The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else).

    • Among the Primates themselves there is a whole group of living species, the South American marmosets, that, in the fore feet at least, show no evidence of opposability, although they are strictly arboreal in habits.

  2. The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being resisted).

    • This consequence remains hidden as long as custom is thought in terms of "opposabilities" in which the States' conduct is interpreted so as to render the same norm.

The neighborhood

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