OPPONENCY


Meaning of OPPONENCY in English

əˈpōnənsē noun

( -es )

Etymology: opponent (II) + -cy

1. : opposition , antagonism

2. archaic : the action of maintaining an opposing argument in or opening an academic disputation (as in trying for a degree) by proposing objections to a tenet

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