"oppo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ [British], /ˈɑ.poʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-oppo.ogg Forms: oppos [plural], oppoes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpəʊ, -ɑpoʊ Etymology: Clipping of opposite number. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|opposite number}} Clipping of opposite number Head templates: {{en-noun|s|oppoes}} oppo (plural oppos or oppoes)
  1. (countable, UK, slang) A friend, associate or colleague. Tags: UK, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-oppo-en-noun-NECX7wTq Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ [British], /ˈɑ.poʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-oppo.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒpəʊ, -ɑpoʊ Etymology: Clipping of opposition, or of opposition research as a whole. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|opposition}} Clipping of opposition Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oppo (uncountable)
  1. (uncountable, US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them. Tags: US, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: oppo research, opposition research
    Sense id: en-oppo-en-noun-fgOSLuU0 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        {
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, published 2016, page 53:",
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