oppositions
- 1Plural of opposition.
The essay traces the novel's central oppositions between city and country.
Astronomers tracked the planet's oppositions across several decades.
Note
A plural that suits the countable meanings of opposition best. Astronomers track a planet's oppositions, each a moment when it stands 180 degrees from another body as seen from Earth. In United States trademark and patent law, interested parties file oppositions, each a separate proceeding against a registration. For resistance in general the singular usually serves (fierce opposition from rival parties), and the plural suggests several distinct conflicts or contrasting positions.
oppositions is a form of opposition
opposition, noun: The act of resisting, fighting against, or being in conflict with someone or something. Full entry
- Forms
- oppositionoppositions plural
- Spelling
- opposition → oppositions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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