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Word: Opposite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒpəzɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else
Short Definition:opposite person or thing
Examples:- we were opposites in temperament
- the literal is the opposite of the figurative
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