oppositions
USah-puh-ZISH-uhnz/ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ənz/UKop-uh-ZISH-uhnz/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ənz/
- 1Plural of opposition. Use it for contrasts, like light and dark, or in astronomy.
The poem is built on simple oppositions like light and dark.
The class listed the oppositions in the story, such as rich and poor.
Note
oppositions is a form of opposition
opposition, noun: The act of fighting against or strongly disagreeing with someone or something. Full entry
- Forms
- oppositionoppositions plural
- Spelling
- opposition → oppositions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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