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51opposite — I UK [ˈɒpəzɪt] / US [ˈɑpəzɪt] adjective [usually before noun] *** 1) across from or on the other side of someone or something On the opposite side of the road from the school was the church. A picture on the opposite page caught her attention.… …
52Opposite colored bishops endgame — About half of these positions are drawn. In most other endings, a two pawn advantage is usually an easy win. For example, if the bishops were on the same color, 90 percent of the positions would be wins.There are three general cases, depending on …
53Opposite (semantics) — In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here… …
54opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior …
55opposite — (o pô zi t ) s. m. 1° L opposé, le contraire. • Ce qu on appelle mépris est l opposite de ce qu on appelle faiblesse, BOSSUET Lett. abb. 60. • Avec un peu de jugement, Albéroni eût évité de citer celui [Tacite] qui nous a montré Séjan dans… …
56opposite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, direct, exact, precise, total, very ▪ polar OPPOSITE + VERB ▪ …
57opposite — I adj. (BE) opposite to USAGE NOTE: When opposite means facing , it can be an adjective in BE her house is opposite to ours. More usu., opposite is used as a preposition in both BE and AE her house is opposite ours. When opposite means… …
58opposite — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Radically different] Syn. contrary, antithetical, antithetic, reverse, inverse, converse, diametric, diametrical, antonymous, contrasting, contradictory, counter, conflicting, opposed, opposing, polar, poles apart,… …
59opposite*/*/ — [ˈɒpəzɪt] adj I 1) across from, or on the other side of, someone or something They sat at opposite ends of the room.[/ex] On the opposite side of the road from the school was the church.[/ex] 2) completely different The car smashed into a lorry… …
60opposite — adj., n., adv., & prep. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) having a position on the other or further side, facing or back to back. 2 (often foll. by to, from) a of a contrary kind; diametrically different. b being the other of a contrasted pair. 3 (of… …
