opposicioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === oposicion, opposicion, oppocicioun, opposisioun, oposicioun === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French oposicion, from Late Latin oppositiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔpɔːziˈsjuːn/, /ɔpɔːˈzisjun/, /ɔpɔziˈsjuːn/ === Noun === opposicioun (plural opposiciouns) Astronomical opposition; the state where two heavenly objects appear to oppose. (rare) An opposing or contrasting position or belief. (rare) An opposing or opposite position or place. (rare) An opposing or opposed quality or ideal. ==== Descendants ==== English: opposition ==== References ==== “oppō̆siciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 November 2018.