opposite
adjective
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- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Facing in the other direction.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
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opposé
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opposition
noun
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- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
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opposition
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opposite
noun
/ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/
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- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
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contraire,
inverse
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contraire
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adversaire
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