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.