opponency
opponency noun: the act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.
Noun
opponency (plural opponencies)
- The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.
- This is only a Trick to turn off the Opponency1699, Mr. Chandler, A True Narrative of the Portsmouth Disputation
- The chairman of the committee will be very glad to give you the opportunity to express your views, whether of proponency or opponency.1935, “letter”, in Department of science, art and literature: Hearings before the Committee on Patents, page 112
Forms of opponency
| plural | opponencies |
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Origin of opponency
From opponent + -cy?
Questions about opponency
- What does opponency mean?
- Opponency means the act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.
- What part of speech is opponency?
- Opponency is a noun.
- What is the plural of opponency?
- The plural of opponency is opponencies.
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