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opposition

noun
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/UK/ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/US/əˈpozɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“to set against”). Equivalent to oppose + -ition.

  1. derived from oppōnō — “to set against”
  2. derived from oppositiō
  3. derived from oposicion
  4. inherited from opposicioun

Definitions

  1. The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

    • The two politicians are in opposition to the bill.
    • The proposal met with strong opposition from local residents.

  2. An opposite or contrasting position.

    • Near-synonym: oppositeness
    • These ideas are in opposition to each other.

  3. The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180…

    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.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.

      • leader of the opposition

    2. In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party…

      In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.

    3. A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent…

      A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.

    4. The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject…

      The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.

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Derived

antiopposition, controlled opposition, counter-opposition, counteropposition, His Majesty's Opposition, leader of the opposition, nonopposition, oppositional, oppositionism, oppositionist, opposition parry, opposition research, political opposition, reopposition, square of opposition

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at opposition. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at opposition. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at opposition

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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