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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin oppositiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ɔposiˈθjoŋ/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /ɔposiˈsjoŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: o‧po‧si‧ción
Noun
oposición f (plural oposicións)
- opposition
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin oppositiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oposiˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oposiˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: o‧po‧si‧ción
Noun
oposición f (plural oposiciones)
- opposition
- (Spain, often in the plural) a civil service entrance examination
- Synonym: opos
Derived terms
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