Opponency
Pronunciation : Op*po"nen*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of opening an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree. [Eng.] Todd.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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