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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024op•po•si•tion /ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the action of opposing.
- [countable* usually singular;
usually: the + ~] a person or group of people opposing something or someone. - Government[countable* usually singular;
sometimes: the Opposition] the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it.
See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024op•po•si•tion (op′ə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- antagonism or hostility.
- a person or group of people opposing, criticizing, or protesting something, someone, or another group.
- Government(sometimes cap.) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it.
- the act of placing opposite, or the state or position of being placed opposite.
- the act of opposing, or the state of being opposed by way of comparison or contrast.
- [Logic.]
- Philosophythe relation between two propositions that have the same subject and predicate, but which differ in quantity or quality, or in both.
- Philosophythe relation between two propositions in virtue of which the truth or falsity of one of them determines the truth or falsity of the other.
- Astronomythe situation of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes or right ascensions differ by 180°:The moon is in opposition to the sun when the earth is directly between them.
- Astrologythe situation of two heavenly bodies or groups of heavenly bodies whose celestial longitudes differ by 180°, conducive to confrontation or revelation: an astrological aspect.
- [Elect.]the condition that exists when two waves of the same frequency are out of phase by one-half of a period.
- Linguistics
- the relationship between any two alternative units within a linguistic system, esp. between minimally distinct phonemes.
- the feature that constitutes the difference between two such units.
- Latin as above
- Old French opposicion
- Latin oppositiōn- (stem of oppositiō), equivalent. to opposit(us) (see opposite) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English opposicioun
- 1350–1400
op′po•si′tion•al, op′po•si′tion•ar′y, adj. op′po•si′tion•less, adj. |