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opposal

opposal noun: opposition.

Noun

opposal (countable and uncountable, plural opposals)

  1. (archaic) opposition
    • a. 1682, Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet, Memoirs of the Last Two Years of the Reign of King Charles, published 1702.
      for some Weeks there was no Prohibition, any that were desirous to see his Majesty might without Opposal...
    • in opposal

Forms of opposal

pluralopposals

Origin of opposal

From oppose + -al.

Questions about opposal

What does opposal mean?
Opposal means opposition.
What part of speech is opposal?
Opposal is a noun.
What is the plural of opposal?
The plural of opposal is opposals.

Words near opposal in the dictionary

  1. opposability
  2. opposable
  3. opposable thumb
  4. opposable thumbs
  5. opposably
  6. opposal
  7. opposals
  8. oppose
  9. opposed
  10. opposed cylinder
  11. opposed cylinders

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