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oppugnancy

/əˈpʌɡnən(t)si/

oppugnancy noun: the act of oppugning; opposition; resistance.

Noun

oppugnancy (countable and uncountable, plural oppugnancies)

  1. (archaic, higher register) The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance
    • Take but degree away, untune that string,
      And, hark, what discord follows! each thing meets
      In mere oppugnancy […]c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of oppugnancy

pluraloppugnancies

Origin of oppugnancy

Borrowed from Late Latin oppugnantia or formed anew from oppugnant + -cy.

Questions about oppugnancy

What does oppugnancy mean?
Oppugnancy means the act of oppugning; opposition; resistance.
What part of speech is oppugnancy?
Oppugnancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce oppugnancy?
Oppugnancy is pronounced /əˈpʌɡnən(t)si/.
What is the plural of oppugnancy?
The plural of oppugnancy is oppugnancies.

Words near oppugnancy in the dictionary

  1. oppugnable
  2. oppugnacy
  3. oppugnance
  4. oppugnances
  5. oppugnancies
  6. oppugnancy
  7. oppugnant
  8. oppugnants
  9. oppugnate
  10. oppugnated
  11. oppugnates

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