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op·po·si·tion  (p-zshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of opposing or resisting.
b. The condition of being in conflict; antagonism: The history of mens opposition to womens emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself (Virginia Woolf).
2. Placement opposite to or in contrast with another.
3. Something that serves as an obstacle.
4. often Opposition A political party or an organized group opposed to the group, party, or government in power.
5. Astronomy
a. The position of two celestial bodies when their longitude differs by 180°, especially a configuration in which Earth lies on a straight line between the sun and a superior planet or the moon.
b. The position of the superior planet or the moon in this configuration.
6. Logic The relation existing between two propositions having an identical subject and predicate but differing in quantity, quality, or both.
7. Linguistics Contrast in a language between two phonemes or other linguistically important elements.
oppo·sition·al adj.
opposition [ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən]
n
1. the act of opposing or the state of being opposed
2. hostility, unfriendliness, or antagonism
3. a person or group antagonistic or opposite in aims to another
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a.  (usually preceded by the) a political party or group opposed to the ruling party or government
b.  (capital as part of a name, esp in Britain and other Commonwealth countries) Her Majestys Loyal Opposition
c. 
in opposition (of a political party) opposing the government
5. a position facing or opposite another
6. the act of placing something facing or opposite something else
7. something that acts as an obstacle to some course or progress
8. (Astronomy) Astronomy
a.  the position of an outer planet or the moon when it is in line or nearly in line with the earth as seen from the sun and is approximately at its nearest to the earth
b.  the position of two celestial bodies when they appear to be diametrically opposite each other on the celestial sphere
9. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology an exact aspect of 180° between two planets, etc., an orb of 8° being allowed Compare conjunction [5] square [10] trine [1]
10. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic
a.  the relation between propositions having the same subject and predicate but differing in quality, quantity, or both, as with all men are wicked; no men are wicked; some men are not wicked
b. 
square of opposition a diagram representing these relations with the contradictory propositions at diagonally opposite corners
(Group Games / Chess & Draughts)
the opposition Chess a relative position of the kings in the endgame such that the player who has the move is at a disadvantage his opponent has the opposition
oppositional  adj
oppositionist  n
oppositionless  adj
opposition  (p-zshn)
1. A characteristic movement of the primate thumb, in which the pad of the thumb can be placed in contact with the pads of the fingers of the same hand.
2. The position of two celestial bodies when their celestial longitude differs by 180°, especially a configuration in which Earth lies on a straight line between the Sun and a superior planet or the Moon. Planets in this position rise as the Sun sets and are visible all night long, reaching their highest point in the sky at midnight; the Moon in this position is full. Compare conjunction. See more at elongation.


opposition  /pzn/  n. 1 [U] in the state of being against s.o. or s.t.: The Liberals are the opposition to the Conservatives. 2 disagreement, protest: Opposition to companies that pollute comes from environmental groups. opposition
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