"opponency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: opponencies [plural]
Etymology: opponent + -cy? Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|opponent|cy}} opponent + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun}} opponency (plural opponencies)
  1. (UK) The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-opponency-en-noun-emPmRKvw Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy

Inflected forms

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